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Gavin O’Connor Might Be the Perfect Director to Take Over “Suicide Squad 2”
While the announcement a few weeks back may have seemed like an unconventional choice, that might actually make O’Connor the better choice.
O’Connor will pen a new draft of the script with his writing partner Anthony Tambakis, and if Warners brass is pleased, he’ll likely go on to direct Suicide Squad 2, which has flirted with a handful of directors including Mel Gibson and Jaume Collet-Serra.
Gavin O’Connor’s assassin thriller was a solid hit for Warner Bros., grossing $155 million worldwide on a relatively modest budget of $44 million.
The storyline is being kept under wraps but will continue to follow the story of the accountant, Christian Wolff.
Actor Matt Damon has stepped away from making his directorial debut with the film Father Daughter Time, instead handing the reins to Gavin O’Connor. Damon will still produce with Ben Affleck, Drew Vinton, and Chris Moore via their Pearl Street production banner.
Imperative Entertainment has set Gavin O’Connor to helm Atlantic Wall with Bradley Cooper attached to star. The project is a WWII drama picked up by Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas as a pitch from Hit List alum Zach Dean.
The ’60s TV action hero series The Green Hornet is coming to the big screen… again. Paramount Pictures and Chernin Entertainment acquired the rights to the show and are looking to give a makeover to the adaptation with Gavin O’Connor in the director’s chair. 
Christian Wolff works at a small-town CPA office and as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. When he takes on a state-of-the-art robotics company as a client, an accounting clerk discovers a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.
