<p>Filmmaker James Gunn has assured fans that despite the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production on projects, the release of his upcoming films <em>Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 </em>and The Suicide Squad will not be postponed.</p>.<p>The director is helming DC Comics film <em>The Suicide Squad</em>, the reboot to David Ayer's 2016 film. The film is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2021.</p>.<p>In a Q&A session on Twitter Sunday, Gunn told one of the concerned fans, "Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move."</p>.<p>Saying that the team is on or even ahead of schedule, the director said, "We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting & set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team & studio with foresight) before quarantine."</p>.<p>Gunn was rehired for directing the third part of <em>GOTG t</em>he arrival of which he said, is also as planned.</p>.<p>"Right now the plans with 'Vol 3' are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus," he told another user who enquired about the status of the threequel.</p>.<p>When another fan asked if he would be offering any official first looks or teaser trailers of the new films, Gunn said unfortunately it seemed impossible.</p>.<p>"I wish we were but, as you might imagine, although editing #TheSuicideSquad has been pretty smooth in the time of quarantine (I’m working on the cut right now), there are a lot of other factors slowed - some of those related to releasing images, trailers, etc," he said.</p>
<p>Filmmaker James Gunn has assured fans that despite the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production on projects, the release of his upcoming films <em>Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3 </em>and The Suicide Squad will not be postponed.</p>.<p>The director is helming DC Comics film <em>The Suicide Squad</em>, the reboot to David Ayer's 2016 film. The film is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2021.</p>.<p>In a Q&A session on Twitter Sunday, Gunn told one of the concerned fans, "Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move."</p>.<p>Saying that the team is on or even ahead of schedule, the director said, "We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting & set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team & studio with foresight) before quarantine."</p>.<p>Gunn was rehired for directing the third part of <em>GOTG t</em>he arrival of which he said, is also as planned.</p>.<p>"Right now the plans with 'Vol 3' are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus," he told another user who enquired about the status of the threequel.</p>.<p>When another fan asked if he would be offering any official first looks or teaser trailers of the new films, Gunn said unfortunately it seemed impossible.</p>.<p>"I wish we were but, as you might imagine, although editing #TheSuicideSquad has been pretty smooth in the time of quarantine (I’m working on the cut right now), there are a lot of other factors slowed - some of those related to releasing images, trailers, etc," he said.</p>