The Suicide Squad runtime and post-credits scene confirmed by director James Gunn

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The Suicide Squad runtime has been locked in.

Fetching to cultural media, director James River Gunn revealed that D.C.'s latest movie will run for two hours and 12 minutes (132 minutes).

Gunn added: "I wrote, filmed, and altered the best moving picture I could and it ended up at this duration. Atomic number 102 one ever planned for it to comprise this long."

That runtime also factors in the staple of modern-day superhero cinema: at least cardinal post-credits scene.

While Gunn (patently) didn't let ou specifics of what will live included after the credits have involute, the director confirmed on Twitter that there is one. The director said that, for him, however, "the movie itself is what matters most."

I know what you're thinking – how does The Suicide Team runtime compare to its DC peers? While IT's not quite touching the epic four-hour runtime of Zack Snyder's Justice League – and a longer runtime is non e'er an indication of quality – information technology's fascinating to see how it stacks upwards to other releases.

It's shorter than Wonder Woman 1984 (151 transactions) and Aquaman (143 minutes), while IT has the exact same runtime, interestingly adequate, as Shazam! – besides 132 minutes. 2016's Self-annihilation Team, which director Saint David Ayer claimed was "ripped to pieces" away the studio, is only slimly shorter at 123 minutes.

Saint James the Apostle Gunn, meanwhile, has a busy future onwards of him. He's currently working on a Felo-de-se Squad spinoff. The Peacemaker series, starring John Cena, is set for HBO Max – and we wouldn't bet against a Suicide Squad post-credits panoram tantalization the prequel Television show someways, shape, or spring.

The director, lest we forget, is also game in Marvel's good books. The theatre director at one time departed Marvel Studios in controversial fashion, simply is primed to helm Guardians of the Wandflower 3. The threequel, officially voice of Marvel Phase 4 and lay for release on May 5, 2023, is likely to be James Gunn's net in the franchise.

The Suicide Squad is call at the UK on July 30 and in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously in the US on August 6.

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