Director Zack Snyder of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice publicized on how all of the upcoming DC and Warner Bros. Extended Universe movie are absolutely necessary to their Justice League motion picture, including David Ayer's Suicide Squad. The director revealed the plans for the superhero team that includes the Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and the Flash (Ezra Miller) will have a strong effect in their solo movies.

Zack Snyder stated, "What we are doing is ground up all the way. It is one giant story," and the director also said, "The first thing we had was the Justice League concept. The other movies, in a way, have to support that. That is our Wonder Woman, our Aquaman. They have their own creative concepts that support them, but they do serve Justice League in the coming together of those heroes."

Snyder wants the other filmmakers contributing to the DC Extended Universe to have the ability to do what they want to do. As director Snyder desires that fans will understand why Aquaman exists when they watch Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Director Snyder said, "I want all the other directors of the other films to be able to stretch their legs and do what they want, but at the same time there is a big interconnected universe." Snyder also said, "I have given everyone amazing access to our story, to me, and what we are doing. All the films have like minded conceptual jumping on points."

Charles Roven, DC comics producer, talked about the type of structure Zack Snyder wanted, Charles Roven said, "We call it the sandbox. It has borders around it, but everybody gets to play in the sandbox. On Suicide Squad, David Ayer has a lot of specific control over his area of the sandbox. Even if he crosses the line a little bit, we see if we can push our boundaries back a little bit."