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David Ayer

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David Ayer
It feels good to be bad... Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do.  However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself?
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David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, California, where his experiences in South Central Los Angeles became the inspiration for many of his films. Ayer then enlisted in the United States Navy as a submariner.
BornJanuary 18, 1968
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Will Smith and David Ayer in Suicide Squad (2016)
Keanu Reeves and David Ayer in Street Kings (2008)
David Ayer
Will Smith and David Ayer in Suicide Squad (2016)
Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Toby Hefferman, Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Vance in Fury (2014)
Brad Pitt, David Ayer, and Shia LaBeouf in Fury (2014)
Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
Christian Bale, David Ayer, and Freddy Rodríguez in Harsh Times (2005)
David Ayer, Freddy Rodríguez, and Eva Longoria in Harsh Times (2005)
David Ayer in Harsh Times (2005)
Will Smith, Jared Leto, David Ayer, and Margot Robbie at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
David Ayer at an event for Bright (2017)

Known for

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2012
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2014
Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad
5.9
  • Writer
  • 2016
Christian Bale in Harsh Times (2005)
Harsh Times
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2005

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Writer

  • The Wild Bunch
    • In Development
  • Bright 2
    • In Development
  • Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Bobby Soto, and Cheyenne Rae Hernandez in The Tax Collector (2020)
    The Tax Collector
  • Jayson Sanchez, Ryan Caldwell, Reagan Shankland, Elena Ghenoiu, and Gino Alvarez in The Fast and the Furious: Underground (2019)
    The Fast and the Furious: Underground
  • Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell in Training Day (2017)
    Training Day
  • Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
    Suicide Squad
  • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
    Fury
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)
    End of Watch
  • Christian Bale in Harsh Times (2005)
    Harsh Times
  • Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Colin Farrell, and Michelle Rodriguez in S.W.A.T. (2003)
    S.W.A.T.
  • Dark Blue (2002)
    Dark Blue
  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
    Training Day
  • Rob Cohen, Vin Diesel, David Ayer, Jordana Brewster, Chad Lindberg, Michelle Rodriguez, Johnny Strong, Gary Scott Thompson, and Paul Walker in The Fast and the Furious (2001)
    The Fast and the Furious
  • U-571 (2000)
    U-571

Producer

  • Gotham City Sirens
    • In Development
  • North Hollywood
    • Pre-production
  • Cointelpro
    • In Development
  • Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Bobby Soto, and Cheyenne Rae Hernandez in The Tax Collector (2020)
    The Tax Collector
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Deputy (2020)
    Deputy
  • Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey (2020)
    Birds of Prey
  • Ready for War (2019)
    Ready for War
  • Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
    Bright
  • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
    Fury
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)
    End of Watch
    • (produced by)
  • Christian Bale in Harsh Times (2005)
    Harsh Times
  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
    Training Day

Director

  • The Beekeeper
    • In Production
  • Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Bobby Soto, and Cheyenne Rae Hernandez in The Tax Collector (2020)
    The Tax Collector
  • Deputy (2020)
    Deputy
  • Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
    Bright
  • Machine Gun Kelly feat. X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha: Home (2017)
    Machine Gun Kelly feat. X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha: Home
  • Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
    Suicide Squad
  • Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign and X Ambassadors: Sucker for Pain (2016)
    Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign and X Ambassadors: Sucker for Pain
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage: Deleted Scenes
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage: Alternate Endings:
  • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
    Fury
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)
    End of Watch
    • (directed by)
  • Anna Kendrick in LCD Soundsystem: Pow Pow (2010)
    LCD Soundsystem: Pow Pow
  • Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie, Common, Martha Higareda, and Game in Street Kings (2008)
    Street Kings
  • Christian Bale in Harsh Times (2005)
    Harsh Times
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Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
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Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
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'Bright' Stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton Aren't Your Mother's Buddy Cops
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'Bright' Stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton Aren't Your Mother's Buddy Cops

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    • January 18, 1968
    • Champaign, Illinois, USA
    • September 26, 2002 - present (filed for divorce, 4 children)
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    Served in the United States Navy.
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    [on his notorious U-571 (2000) screenplay] It was a distortion... a mercenary decision to create this parallel history in order to drive the movie for an American audience... Both my grandparents were officers in World War Two, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements.
    • His movies are frequently set in Los Angeles
    • Training Day
      (2001)
      $1,000,000

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