Jaume Collet-Serra ditches Suicide Squad 2 to hang out with The Rock
Jaume Collet-Serra is having second thoughts about being branded with the scarlet “S” of Suicide Squad 2. Deadline reports that the Spanish director, who was Warner Bros.’ first choice for the sequel to its critically hated, fanboy-approved supervillain ensemble piece, has taken himself out of the running for the gig. Instead, he’s signed on with Disney to direct Jungle Cruise, the studio’s attempt to replicate the success of the Indiana Jones and Pirates Of The Caribbean franchises basically by combining the two. Like Pirates, it’s based on a theme-park ride, and like Indiana Jones, it stars a bankable leading man, in this case Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, in a globe-trotting adventurer role.