--- description: He took to Twitter to call the rumors "silly." title: 'Suicide Squad' Director Comments on Reshoot Rumors image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0f1168f02192607/69888e7e0a4a2225a29c92d8/suicide-squad-reshoot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Suicide Squad_ Director Comments on Reshoot Rumors by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2016 1:43 PM CUT  Suicide Squad Cast attends the Warner Bros. presentation during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in San Diego, California. Suicide Squad Cast attends the Warner Bros. presentation during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in San Diego, California.Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2016 1:43 PM CUT Fresh off the debut of a new trailer for _Suicide Squad_, director David Ayer hit Twitter early Monday morning to comment on the reports that his film was undergoing reshoots to add more humor to the mix. ”\[_Suicide Squad_\] ‘reshoots for humor’ is silly,” Ayer wrote. “When a studio loves your movie and asks what else you want, go for it!” The director added two hashtags to his tweet: #ThanksWB and #moreaction. Last month, BirthMoviesDeath reported that reshoots on _Suicide Squad_ were happening in an effort to add [“more humor and lightness to the film.”](http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/31/suicide-squad-reshoots-bode-well-for-the-dc-movieverse "undefined") > [](https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/719439142925373440) In response to the reports, _Suicide Squad_ star Jai Courtney [said he thought there was a healthy amount of comedy](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/07/suicide-squad-reshoots-jai-courtney "undefined") in the finished product, and that the extra scenes were to beef up the action. “I wouldn’t say we’re going back to make it funnier, there’s some additional action stuff that we’ve been doing, which is pretty dope,” Courtney told Entertainment Tonight last week. “Really we’re just kind of adding in that sense.” Set for release on Aug. 5, _Suicide Squad_ is the next film in the DC Comics movie universe, following the March debut of _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Cara Delevigne, Viola Davis, and many more are in the cast of Ayer’s superhero adventure, which focuses on a group of villains who team up to stop a greater evil. Check out the new trailer, which debuted during Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards, above. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/11/suicide-squad-reshoots-david-ayer "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://EW.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4288439/suicide-squad-reshoot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4288439/suicide-squad-reshoot/"},"headline":"Suicide Squad Director Comments on Reshoot Rumors","datePublished":"2016-04-11T13:43:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:37:15.652Z","description":"He took to Twitter to call the rumors \"silly\"","url":"https://time.com/4288439/suicide-squad-reshoot/","keywords":["movies","Television","MTV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0f1168f02192607/69888e7e0a4a2225a29c92d8/suicide-squad-reshoot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0f1168f02192607/69888e7e0a4a2225a29c92d8/suicide-squad-reshoot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"suicide-squad-reshoot","caption":"Suicide Squad Cast attends the Warner Bros. presentation during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in San Diego, California.","creditText":"Albert L. 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