David Ayer Filmed and Cut a Backstory for Slipknot in 'Suicide Squad'
Slipknot is a character in Suicide Squad that worked as well as he didn't. He fell somewhere between comical and awkward when he, spoiler, departs the film rather abruptly. Perhaps a backstory would have made his demise feel humorous in an entirely dark way.
David Ayer has come forward to reveal that there was a backstory filmed for the character, but he didn't want to misdirect his audience:
"Yeah we shot one, but after a point it became overloaded, ya know, so you have to cull and pick and choose your battles, and Slipknot gets his head blown off pretty quick, so ya know, I made a commitment early on not to try and create some kind of misdirect because when you have that many characters every frame of real estate is priceless, and I didn't want to invest in that real estate to create some misdirect because after opening night everyone knows he dies anyway."
When asked if the cut sequence involved strangling, given Slipknot actor Adam Beach revealed that being part of his training during production. "Ya know, that might be more about his sort of personal journey to getting into the character more than anything, but I guess it does make sense if it's a rope guy. I could see where he could make those connections," Ayer said.
Source: Comicbook
