The Suicide Squad—An Overlooked and Underrated "Sequel"
Since Season 2 of Peacemaker is currently airing, let’s revisit the movie that started it all.

Nikolas Zoltan Korda (born June 19, 1963) is a unit production manager and executive producer. Born in Westminster, London, England, UK, he has held key roles on high-profile projects across both the Marvel and DC cinematic universes. Korda's collaboration with Marvel began with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), where he served as both executive producer and unit production manager, followed by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in the same capacities, and then Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), again contributing as executive producer and unit production manager. Within the DC Universe, he lent his expertise as executive producer and unit production manager on The Suicide Squad (2021). Earlier in his career, he served as a second unit second assistant director on Batman (1989). In addition, Korda took on the role of executive producer for Superman (2025) in the new DCU. Other notable credits include his contributions to The Legend of Tarzan (2016)—as both executive producer and unit production manager—and The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018). Early in his career, he served as co-producer on Robin Hood (2010) and worked as unit production manager on Lost in Space (1998). In 2004, he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was also nominated in 2023 for a Children's & Family Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Fiction Special for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).
Since Season 2 of Peacemaker is currently airing, let’s revisit the movie that started it all.
If I had truly wished to witness "Guardians of the Galaxy", I would have stayed home to do so. Instead, I went to the IMAX and took in this newest incarnation of one of the most recognized and adapted superheroes in the DC Universe. **Sigh** Let me be clear here. I am NOT saying this is an AWFUL film.
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.