Despite Rumors, David Ayer Says He's Still Involved With 'Gotham City Sirens'

Despite Rumors, David Ayer Says He’s Still Involved With ‘Gotham City Sirens’

Spurred on by the success ofWonder Woman, the DC Extended Universe is in the midst of a full-blown creative pivot. ButDavid Ayer’sSuicide Squad,likeZack Snyder’sMan of SteelandBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, is a remnant of the earlier era, in which dark and gritty reigned supreme.

Now Ayer, who has been attached to direct the upcoming Harley Quinn-centric filmGotham City Sirens, is facing rumors that he might fall the way of DC’s grimdark tone. But the director has recently stepped forward to say that those rumors aren’t true.

The rumor sprung up that David Ayer was no longer directingGotham City Sirensafter the film wasn’t featured in Warner Bros.' Comic-Con line-up of nine upcoming DC movies.Mashablereported that Ayer has signaled that he intends to move on from the DCEU, especially afterSuicide Squadwas heavily reshot and edited after he finished production. It didn’t help that Ayer got in a few veiled jabs at Warner Bros. during hisComic-Con panel for the Netflix seriesBright.

“[Bright] isn’t like, some bullshit standard issue studio PG-13 movie,” Ayer said. “I was able to do some real shit here.”

But Ayer, along with his representatives, confirm that he is still attached to GothamCity Sirens. Ayer’s representatives revealed that the project is still in development with a script still being written.

Ayer personally took to Twitter to post a cryptic, but clear, reaffirmation of his involvement withGotham City Sirens.

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— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies)July 17, 2025

Gotham City Sirensis a spin-off ofSuicide Squadcentered around Harley Quinn, and her misfit band of female criminals including Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Ayerwas announced to directwithMargot Robbieset to reprise her role as Harley Quinn back in December, but news around the project has quiet since then.

Ayer, along with Snyder, seemed to be on their way out of the “DC insiders club” Mashable said. Ayer’sSuicide Squadwas in line with Synder’s dark, stylish, and hypermasculine tone that kicked off the DCEU, but with the bright and earnestWonder Womanrecently becoming the highest-grossing DC Film, Warner Bros.is looking in a different direction. DC Films co-head Geoff Johns seems to be pursuing the more optimistic vision thatPatty Jenkinsshowcased inWonder Woman, and new DC hireJoss Whedonhas been brought on to put forward that vision. Whedon is currently in the process ofextensive reshoots that are reformingJustice Leaguecompletelyafter Snyder left due to a family tragedy.

While Ayer may have been more suited for the original vision of the DCEU, he’s indicating that he doesn’t intend to leaveGotham City Sirensanytime soon. Perhaps he can wrangle one ofDC Film’s 2020 datesthat Warner Bros. has yet to fill.