David Ayer
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The 15 best Jake Gyllenhaal performances
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Yes, Jason Statham learned how to be a beekeeper for The Beekeeper
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Josh Hutcherson is reframing himself: 'I'm not the 18-year-old kid in Hunger Games'
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David Ayer says Suicide Squad 'broke me,' laments Warner Bros. turning it into 'a f---ing comedy'
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David Ayer says he has 'nothing to show' for writing The Fast and the Furious
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David Ayer admits Jared Leto's 'damaged' tattoo in Suicide Squad was 100% his idea: 'I regret that decision'
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David Ayer says James Gunn told him the Suicide Squad director's cut will 'have its time to be shared'
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Will Smith's sci-fi movies, ranked
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Scott Eastwood says Brad Pitt broke up a 'volatile moment' between him and Shia LaBeouf on Fury set
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Suicide Squad star Jared Leto says his infamous Joker gifts story was told 'in jest'
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How the many faces of Jared Leto found a home in House of Gucci
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Joel Kinnaman says The Suicide Squad is better than Suicide Squad because it's 'the film we set out to do'
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David Ayer is done with your Suicide Squad criticism: 'I made something amazing'
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'F---, let's go do it': An oral history of The Fast and the Furious
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Vin Diesel reveals why he wanted to do The Fast and the Furious, and then why he almost didn't
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David Ayer has hope for his Suicide Squad cut after Zack Snyder's Justice League: 'I made an amazing movie'
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Shia LaBeouf 'might be the Devil' in trailer for crime drama The Tax Collector
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True Detective alum Stephen Dorff on putting the badge back on for Deputy
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Bryce Dallas Howard's Dads documentary about father Ron Howard to premiere at TIFF
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Shia LaBeouf has tats to the max in new The Tax Collector photo
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Suicide Squad director explains the Joker's cut scenes
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David Ayer reflects on Suicide Squad reviews: 'I got my throat cut'
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Bright is a fantasy buddy-cop movie that fails both genres: EW review
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Bright director responds to critic who called Netflix movie 'worst of the year'
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Netflix's Bright slammed as 'embarrassing,' a 'disaster' by critics
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Will Smith falls into a war over a wand in Netflix's Bright trailer
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Watch Will Smith take on a new breed of bad guys in Netflix movie 'Bright'
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Margaret Cho hasn't spoken to Tilda Swinton since whitewashing email controversy
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Director David Ayer exits Scarface reboot
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Bright: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton on their gritty LA cop fantasy
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Suicide Squad director David Ayer pens personal response to film's bad press
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Margot Robbie, David Ayer confirmed for Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens
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Suicide Squad: Joker and Harley Quinn scene highlights extended version
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Box office report: Suicide Squad leads underwhelming crop of newcomers
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Weekend box office: Sausage Party cooks up $34.3 million
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Weekend box office: Suicide Squad shatters August record with $133.7 million
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Suicide Squad: Batman v Superman's Zack Snyder directed scene involving The Flash, Captain Boomerang
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Suicide Squad box office predictions: DC Comics movie to debut at No. 1
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Suicide Squad reviews: what critics are saying about this week's hottest new releases
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Kevin Smith says Suicide Squad did DC Comics proud
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Suicide Squad: David Ayer defends movie amid lackluster reviews
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'Suicide Squad': David Ayer explains his unique method for working with actors
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Suicide Squad poster: David Ayer assembles DC supervillain skwad
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Suicide Squad: R-rated sequel is 'worth lobbying for,' says David Ayer
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Suicide Squad trailer prepped with posters featuring Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and more
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New Suicide Squad photo debuts, alongside details about Batman's role
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Margot Robbie, Will Smith appear in Suicide Squad Empire magazine covers
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Jared Leto and Cara Delevingne cover Empire's Suicide Squad issue
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The 'Suicide Squad' cast gave each other matching tattoos
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Let us now mourn Jared Leto's man bun (Update)
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Brad Pitt and his band of brothers roll in 'Fury' trailer