James Gunn's Suicide Squad 2 May Be Rated R

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Warner Bros. and DC's upcoming Suicide Squad sequel, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, could be R-rated according to new reports. When the (unofficially titled) DC Extended Universe kicked off, it was with a focus on the Justice League heroes like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. But with the expansion of the DCEU came David Ayer's Suicide Squad, which introduced audiences to Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, who quickly became a fan-favorite. As such, the studio put a number of Harley-centric movies into development, but the one to move forward first is Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey, which is set to hit theaters in early 2020. After that, Robbie will reprise the role again in Gunn's Suicide Squad sequel.

It's been reported for some time that Birds of Prey would be R-rated, which would make it the second in Warner Bros' Worlds of DC franchise, following Todd Phillips' Joker earlier this year. However, it would be the first DCEU movie to be R-rated, since Joker exists in a separate universe. But Birds of Prey and Joker may not be the last Worlds of DC movies to be R-rated, as new reports indicate Gunn's Suicide Squad sequel could be as well.

Today, Variety reports that Birds of Prey is expected to be R-rated, but it hasn't officially been rated just yet by the MPAA. Further, "insiders predict" The Suicide Squad will be R-rated as well, though with the film not hitting theaters until 2021, it will be some time until that report is confirmed or not.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) release date: Feb 07, 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) release date: Jun 05, 2020
The Batman (2021) release date: Jun 25, 2021
The Suicide Squad (2021) release date: Aug 06, 2021
Black Adam (2021) release date: Dec 22, 2021
DC Super Pets (2022) release date: May 20, 2022
Aquaman 2 (2022) release date: Dec 16, 2022