Director James Gunn has confirmed there are no current plans to make a sequel to The Suicide Squad, his DC superhero movie. The Suicide Squad is a standalone movie that reboots the DC Extended Universe's team of supervillains. It features some returning actors from the 2016 film, but it is not a sequel to Suicide Squad. Suicide Squad 2 is an American supervillain film based on the DC team of the same name. It is a sequel to Suicide Squad (2016), set in the same fictional continuity known as the DC Extended Universe, and is part of Wave One of the franchise. The film is directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Anthony Tambakis. [To be added] Deadshot/Floyd Lawton (portrayed by Will Smith) — An expert marksman and assassin. A mercenary by day and a concerned father by night, Deadshot is a conflicted ... The Accountant 2 director reveals why his plans for DC's Suicide Squad sequel were scrapped.