Isn’t it funny how quickly the tides can change? Last week the prospect of a follow-up to Warner Bros. and DC’s abysmal Suicide Squad sound suitably horrific. As if anyone really needed another one of those, the first one was an embarrassment to all involved, possibly the word of all the DCEU movie (and that’s saying something) and was altogether just bad.

The problem with DC, or at least one of the problems, is that their ideas all have a lot of potential. Superman, but in the real world, holds a lot of weight as a concept, as does the idea that Batman, in response to the destruction caused by Superman’s heroic battle at the end of his solo movie, would seek vengeance and justice upon the Man of Steel. A World War One set, female centred superhero movie? That sounds slick as well. And, perhaps best of them all, there’s Suicide Squad.

Pitched as the DCEU’s answer to Marvel’s rag-tag team of anti-heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Suicide Squad has a lot of potential (and I mean, it had a LOT of potential). But once the film was released it became clear that even the most seemingly sure-fire hits, in the hands of the head honchos over at Warner, could quickly become… well, just a mess. And Suicide Squad is a mess.

But, as I said, isn’t it funny how quickly the tides can change. Because while the prospect of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 is looking rather dire (I mean, really, who wants to see that movie without James Gunn at the helm?), the idea of a Suicide Squad 2 suddenly looks, well, tantalising.

Why? Well, James Gunn, who was fired by Disney for absolutely no reason whatsoever (and, to be clear, that’s why he was fired. You can argue about decades old tweets as much as you want, but if they weren’t a problem when he was hired how can they possibly be a problem now, huh?), has been snapped up by Warner Bros. to write and potentially direct the Suicide Squad sequel.

I guess it’s time to place bets on whether or not Leto will appear, right? Or will we be getting yet another Joker?

I can only imagine the fit that’s going down over at Marvel right now. They must have already been having a pretty hard time figuring out what to do with the Cosmic Universe without the guy who, y’know, essentially created the cinematic iteration of the Cosmic Universe, now they’ve got to contend with that same guy heading over to their main rivals to head up a movie that’s arguably a way better fit for him than anything Marvel had on offer.

I’m excited to see what happens here. This should be interesting.

Marvel seem keen to make sure that they don’t have to face this kind of trouble again anytime soon, and have this week secured director Ryan Coogler, the man who brought us the absolutely brilliant Black Panther, to helm Black Panther 2.

It does seem a little weird that they hadn’t already secured him, considering the first ones massive success at the box office (it’s the year’s number 2 film), but they’ve got him tied down now, and I’m certain they don’t plan to ever let him go.

In other Marvel news, Scarlett Johansson is set to receive a mega pay-check for her upcoming Black Widow solo outing, with news breaking this week that she will be getting $15 million, which puts her on equal footing with her male co-stars Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, both of whom received a similar pay for their work on Infinity War.

But let’s forget about the big Hollywood stuff for a bit, shall we? My favourite piece of news this week has got to be the announcement that director Guy Ritchie, who is most well-known for his work on Sherlock Holmes (the Downy Jr. versions) and the gigantic flop that was King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, is returning to the smaller, more gritty East London gangsters of his earlier works.

For those of you who don’t know, Guy Ritchie came out nowhere with the one, two punch that was Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, two excellent crime comedy capers, while he followed them up with a couple of less than impressive movies, the last time he turned his attention back in this direction we got the excellent Rock N Rolla, so I’ve high hopes.

The film is a little more Hollywood than his earlier works, admittedly, with the cast set to include Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, and the star of this years Crazy Rich Asians, Henry Golding. The title has been announced as Toff Guys, and the plot will reportedly centre on a British drug lord who attempts to sell off his business to a group of Oklahoma billionaires.

Set to begin shooting later this year, I for one am excited to see if Ritchie has still got the voice and the rhythm he so clearly has when he first burst onto the scene all those years ago,

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