Director David Ayer reveals his film Suicide Squad originally opened with an extended June Moone/Enchantress scene. Cara Delevingne plays the character in the film, who's one of DC Comics' many supervillains. June is an archaeologist who's possessed by the evil Enchantress during the course of her work. This complicates things for June's boyfriend, Rick Flag, who leads the Suicide Squad. After spending much of the movie under the control of Enchantress, Flag is able to free June from her possession by crushing the villain's heart.
Though Suicide Squad came out in 2016, DC Extended Universe fans have paid it more attention lately. This is partially due to Zack Snyder's announcement this week about his cut of Snyder Cut will be released on HBO Max next year, which has led some to wonder if Ayer's movie deserves the same treatment. Though it's received far less publicity than the Snyder Cut, Ayer has nevertheless made it clear there are big differences between his version and the final cut of the film.
Recently, Ayer discussed one of those differences, involving June Moone/Enchantress. A fan asked Ayer on Twitter if Suicide Squad was "meant to open with June Moon and a good 3 mins dedicated to her discovery of Enchantress leading into credits." Ayer responded in the affirmative, adding "Enchantress / June Moon were more solidly arced out in my cut." In the finished version of Suicide Squad, the introduction of June Moone/Enchantress is rather brief.
Ayer's reveal about June Moone/Enchantress follow similar comments he's made about Jared Leto's Joker, who seemingly has a bigger role in Ayer's cut. The director has previously discussed a missing plot point after Joker's presumed death in the helicopter crash, which would have seen him form an alliance with Enchantress. Cutting that moment, which was glimpsed in the trailer, means both Enchantress and Joker's screen time suffered as a result. Ayer even said recently that "most" of Leto's performance hasn't been seen by fans, though it's unknown if the same applies to Enchantress.
In response to the fan question, it's interesting that Ayer goes beyond discussing the shortened introduction to June Moone/Enchantress. That's the sort of thing that could easily be cut without implications for the larger film. However, his further explanation regarding her character arc suggests something more. As this point, it's impossible to say what June Moone/Enchantress could have done in the movie that didn't make the final cut. Fans will have to increase buzz for the Ayer Cut of Suicide Sqaud if they want to find out.
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