Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20170411234907/@comment-3048593-20170701104224

LoveWaffle wrote: KalKent wrote: It would be like if they made a project with the Joker in the lead, but no only is Batman not present, he's barely even acknowledged to begin with. That is almost Suicide Squad. Just with Harley Quinn and some other Batman villains instead of Joker (I mean, he is in it, but not much), and slightly more Batman.

Yes, almost. But the Joker in that film had a relatively minor role compared to the main characters in the Suicide Squad-team, and was wildly oversold in the trailer, making people think he had a major part in it.

But while that film was a critical failure, it still made money, which is what Warner Bros. cares about in the end, which will also mainly be what Sony cares about for their own films.

And relatively speaking, both Joker and Harley Quinn in terms of comic book villains, are way more recognizable than both Venom and Silver Sable & Black Cat; thanks to things like previous iterations of those characters in films (Burton and Nolan movies), shows (Batman '66), cartoons ('Batman: The Animated Series'), and video games (Arkham-games); so that's what helped sell 'Suicide Squad'.

I apologize for dragging this thread back to this topic, but we'll see how this pans out after Homecoming is released theatrically.