The Suicide Squad

Matt Feury

Editors – Fred Raskin ACE and Christian Wagner

 

The Suicide Squad editors, Fred Raskin ACE and Christian Wagner join forces once again to assist director James Gunn with his latest movie; a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe.  The film features Gunn’s patented take on action and comedy, plus a little blood, guts and gore for good measure.

FRED RASKIN ACE

To help him with the latest installment in the DCEU, James called on an old friend from his Marvel days, editor Fred Raskin.  Fred worked with Gunn on both Guardians of the Galaxy films, so James knew quite well that Fred was up for the challenge of The Suicide Squad.  In addition to his work with Gunn, another prominent director that Fred is known to cut for is Quantin Tarantino.  Fred handled the editorial duties for Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and, most recently, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

CHRISTIAN WAGNER

While Quentin Tarantino has written AND directed most of his films, True Romance is one of the few that he wrote but did not direct.  It was directed by Tony Scott and edited by a man Mr. Scott worked with quite often throughout both of their careers, editor Christian Wagner.  In addition to True Romance, Chris also cut Man on Fire, The Last Boy Scout, Days of Thunder and several more films for Scott.  When he wasn’t cutting for Tony Scott, Chris spent a little time on some of the “Fast and Furious” films.  Two of which, Fast and Furious and Fast Five, Chris co-edited with Fred Raskin.  The Suicide Squad sees the two editors reuniting for the third time.

Editing The Suicide Squad

In our discussion with The Suicide Squad editing team of Fred Raskin ACE and Christian Wagner, we talk about:

  • Collaborating with a co-editor for the first time
  • Scaling back the Harley Quinn sub-plot
  • The sacrifices editors make in working remotely
  • Directors who don’t understand pre-viz
  • Mentoring the next generation of super hero editors

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