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James Gunn Drew Upon ‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ For Inspiration in ‘The Suicide Squad’

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By now, you’ve probably seen James Gunn’s handiwork in The Suicide Squad (if you haven’t, check out Meg’s review). Some of you gamers might have seen it and thought one particular scene looked kind of familiar. Well, that’s because it was.

In an interview with Collider, Gunn talked about his filmmaking process, and one of the questions that came up was in regards to Harley’s hallway fight. If you’ve played 2012’s Lollipop Chainsaw for the PS3 or 360, you’re now remembering where you’ve seen that before.

“In [Lollipop Chainsaw], which I did was with [Goichi Suda] in Japan, I always loved the way that the hearts and beautiful little things came out of people mixed with blood,” explains Gunn. “So, a lot of it goes back to that, the aesthetic of mixing this horrible gore with Harley’s starry-eyed way of looking at life and creating Harley-vision basically. So that was something that came on very early. It was in the first draft of the script.”

Of course, now you’re probably asking yourself why we haven’t gotten a sequel to Lollipop Chainsaw. After all, the game was an absolute blast, chock full of horror references, and sold over a million copies worldwide. Heck, even Suda wants to do it! So what’s the hold-up?

Well, Warner Bros. still owns the rights to it, and in order for the sequel to get off the ground, Suda would need to get their okay. He’d also want James Gunn involved again, which just adds another complication. Will we see a sequel? You never know.

The Suicide Squad is out now in theatres, and stars Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Steve Agee, Idris Elba, John Cena, Storm Reid, Flula Borg, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Pete Davidson, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Taika Waititi, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Juan Diego Botto, Tinashe Kajese, Julio Ruiz and Jennifer Holland.

If you’re looking to grab Lollipop Chainsaw, you’ll have to eBay it for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Come Face to Face With the Zombie Menace in the Story Trailer for ‘Zombie Army VR’ [Watch]

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While there’s no definitive release date just yet, Rebellion is teasing fans with a new story trailer for the upcoming Zombie Army VR, which is expected to arrive later this year. The new trailer gives fans and prospective players a glimpse at the Zombie Army VR story campaign, which as you might have guessed, involves occult magic, waves of zombies, and plenty of headshots.

The game’s campaign takes place alongside the events of the Zombie Army series, and sees you take to the field as one of the Deadhunters, an elite squad that is hunting down zombie war criminals. You must fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg to help Captain Hermann Wolff, the Deadhunter’s legendary leader, find his scattered family and fight to free Europe from the zombie apocalypse.

As you navigate the full-length story campaign either alone or with an ally, you’ll have access to an arsenal of authentic World War II weaponry, including sniper rifles, submachine guns, pistols and more. As one would expect, VR brings a new level of immersion to the action of the Zombie Army series, which will require you to “get to grips” with using your hands to aim your rifle, dual-wield your side arm with a submachine gun, master reloading drills, and tossing grenades.

Zombie Army VR is currently in development for the PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, Pro, Oculus Rift and PC headsets via Steam.

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