Suicide Squad director David Ayer revealed that he originally intended for Harley Quinn to be romantically involved with someone aside from the Joker.
On Twitter, a fan asked Ayer if the character El Diablo survived in his original script, to which the director responded, "Diablo survived originally, Harley and Deadshot hooked up as a couple. This was changed during reshoots."
Ayer has previously spoken about how Suicide Squad was changed because of studio demands, including the removal of many scenes featuring Jared Leto's Joker. He has also hinted at a larger role for Harley Quinn and more connections to the DC Extended Universe.
The team is set for a soft reboot in James Gunn's upcoming DCEU film, The Suicide Squad. While Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman and Jai Courtney will return, the rest of the cast will be completely new. Leto and Smith will not reprise their roles.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Joaquin Cosio, Nathan Fillion, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Idris Elba and Michael Rooker. The film is scheduled for an Aug. 6, 2021 release date.