The Suicide SquadandGuardians of the Galaxydirector James Gunn is currently working a script that required input from fans. In order to resolve a grammatical issue, Gunn started a poll onhis official Twitter accountto determine how he would proceed with the script in question.
While Gunn did not reveal exactly what script he is working on, he did ask his Twitter followers to help choose between ‘asshat’ or ‘ass-hat.’ According to Gunn, his research on the internet yielded split results and the filmmaker then decided to let fans determine the proper way to spell the word. By the time the poll had reached its endpoint, 73.6% of respondents selected “asshat” as the proper way to spell the world.
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The question even elicited a direct response from Canadian-Chinese actor Simu Liu, who agreed with the majority opinion that no hyphen is needed for the world. While Gunn and Liu have not worked together before, both of them are members of the Marvel Studios family. Gunn, as previously mentioned, helmed theGuardians of the Galaxyfilms while Liu will portray the titular hero of Marvel Studios’Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Gunn is currently doing post-production work onWarner Bros. and DC’sThe Suicide Squad, which wrapped filming in February 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the film’s release schedule. The filmmaker had been tapped to directThe Suicide Squadafter being fired fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3due to controversial remarks he made on social media years ago, though he was later reinstated and will close out theGuardianstrilogy once his work on the DC film is complete.
The only other high-profile project being developed by Gunn was aStarsky and Hutchreboot. However, that project was laterpassed on by Amazon Studiosdespite having previously been given a straight-to-series commitment.
Regardless of what the project may be, it appears Gunn’s current script will continue his tradition of featuring foul-mouth characters. Hopefully, if the project is new, these characters can still earn the love of moviegoers as thecrude but endearing Guardians of the Galaxyhave. Also, yes, James, it’s “asshat.” No hyphen.
The Suicide Squadwill be released in theaters on May 17, 2025.
