James Gunn reveals Love Island-themed gift Margot Robbie gave him
The pair are fans of the hit dating show
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Your support makes all the difference.James Gunn has revealed that he and Margot Robbie are both fans of Love Island.
Robbie stars in Gunn’s TheSuicide Squad, which was released last week (6 August) in cinemas. The film, a loose sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad, focuses on a team of DC Comics supervillains, including Harley Quinn (Robbie), Peacemaker (John Cena) and Bloodsport (Idris Elba).
Reviewing the film, The Independent said: “[Gunn’s] film, which now comes with an all-important ‘The’ at the beginning of its title, functions both as a sequel and a fresh start.
“Almost everything about the previous instalment has been slashed except for a handful of favoured characters – Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, of course, one of the jewels in DC’s crown, alongside Jai Courtney’s Captain Boomerang and Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag.”
Now, Gunn has shared a picture of him and Robbie on the set of the film with a picture of a Love Island water bottle which Robbie gifted him.
He tweeted: “The day on The Suicide Squad when Margot gifted me an official Love Island water bottle after learning we shared this very guilty pleasure.”
Some spoilers follow for The Suicide Squad...
Speaking to Variety, the director said: “There was a change. The original ending that I pitched, one main character died and one main character did not die.
“And the main character who died was Ratcatcher 2. She was so sweet, I just felt like it was just too dark. Not that we don’t love Polka-Dot Man. We do. I just couldn’t [kill Ratcatcher 2]. So I relented.”
Last Saturday, comedian Pete Davidson, who also appears in The Suicide Squad, booked out an entire cinema screen to allow people to see the film for free.
The Suicide Squad is out in cinemas now
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