Will Mel Gibson Direct 'Suicide Squad 2'?

The Hollywood Reporter is hearing that Mel Gibson is in early talks for Suicide Squad 2. After largely being held at arm's length by Hollywood for a (too short?) while, the 61-year-old returned as in 2016 with Hacksaw Ridge, his fifth directorial effort. A brief video also emerged of a live talk Gibson gave on Wednesday where he confirmed that he and Warner Bros. have been "in a room talking about story and coming up with ideas, [which] kinda gets you jazzed."

Ridge has been celebrated, and will compete for six Academy Awards at the upcoming ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. It's a good platform for Gibson to rebuild upon, but he still needs every ounce of goodwill he can get. So is he seriously considering taking over a franchise which, on movie No. 1, landed in the same quality-dumpster as Batman v Superman?