Screen Junkies celebrated the 400th installment of Honest Trailers by poking fun at the DC Extended Universe.
Posted on YouTube, the trailer wastes no time criticizing DC films, discussing everything from character continuity to abandoned spin-offs. "Instead of adapting the best storylines of their best comics, they'll let the guys behind Blade: Trinity and Rise of Skywalker take their best shot, and instead of quipping all the time, everyone talks like a 14 year old trying to sound badass while they skim a Wiki page," the narrator states.
Naturally, the trailer compares the DCEU to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "In a world dominated by Disney's Mickey Mouse Club, watch DC's effort to set themselves apart where Marvel wonders 'What if the gods were just like us?'. DC answers: 'They're real and they want nothing to do with you.'" The trailer also acknowledges the Warner Bros.' rocky relationship with many of the DCEU's cast and crew members.
The next film in DC big screen lineup is The Suicide Squad. Set to premiere in theaters and on HBO Max this August, the film follows villains like Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man and Peacemaker on a search-and-destroy mission on the island of Corto Maltese. The Suicide Squad serves as a reboot of the 2016 DCEU film Suicide Squad.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Michael Rooker as Savant, Flula Borg as Javelin, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Mayling NG as Mongal, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker, Alice Braga as Solsoria, Sylvester Stallone as King Shark, Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, John Cena as Peacemaker and Steve Agee, Taika Waititi and Storm Reid. The film arrives in theaters and on HBO Max Aug. 6.
Source: YouTube