Die Antwoord accuse 'Suicide Squad' of ripping them off
by Kristian Brito
Cape Town’s inimitable rap eccentrics Die Antwoord have accused Suicide Squad director David Ayer of trying to do just that in his new superhero blockbuster. An Instagram post (see below) by the group’s Yolandi accuses Ayer of “jocking” the group’s visual style, and features a fairly convincing video comparing stills of the film’s Joker (played by Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) with DA’s own signature looks. According to Yolandi, Ayer reached out to the crew and discussed them on set before proceeding to “nibbel” from their work without permission:
“yes David Ayer u jockin our style. callin [DA member] ninja up before your movie came our pretendin 2b down, so it looks OK when u bite our black & white graf style & our opening sequence to umshiniwam & an all da lil tiny details u nibbeld dat other people wont see but we notice. Cara [Delevingne, who plays the film’s villain] & Jared told us how much u were talkin abt us on set but u never asked our permision to rip us off.”
The caption also claims that Ninja unsuccessfully attempted to contact Ayer to discuss the issue, and calls the film a “bullshit movie.” It even manages to sneak in a dig at Kanye West (who allegedly had a weird run-in with DA recently), suggesting that Ayer and West form an “i’m a fake fuck” crew. Die Antwoord are currently touring, and are gearing up for a string of North American dates this Fall. See their schedule below.
Suicide Squad recently released its official soundtrack, which featured a new track by Grimes, and paired up Leto’s Joker-in-question with Rick Ross and Skrillex for the OST’s ridiculous “Purple Lamborghini” video. Check that out below along with the OST tracklist, and weigh Die Antwoord’s grievances for yourself.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI60GfgBqXz/
Die Antwoord – 2016 Tour Dates
Aug 10 Sziget Festival Budapest, Hungary
Aug 12 Sonne, Mond, and Sterne Festival Saalburg Ebersdorf, Germany
Aug 13 Dream Beach Villaricos Almeria, Spain
Aug 14 Fete du Bruit Landerneau, France
Aug 16 Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Aug 18 Pukkelpop Kiewit Hasselt, Belgium
Aug 20 Frequency Festival St Poelten, Austria
Aug 22 Žluté Lázně Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 24 Zurich Openair Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 26 Reading Festival Reading, United Kingdom
Aug 27 Leeds Festival Leeds, United Kingdom
Sep 23-26 Life is Beautiful Festival Las Vegas, NV
Sep 26 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Sep 28 Tricky Falls El Paso, TX
Sep 30- Oct 02 Austin City Limits Music Festival Zilker Park Austin, TX
Oct 02 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Oct 07 Austin City Limits Music Festival Zilker Park Austin, TX
Oct 09 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
Oct 10 EXPRESS LIVE! Columbus, OH
Oct 11 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
Oct 12 The Rave/Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Oct 14 Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
Oct 15 The Filmmore Detroit Detroit, MI
Oct 16 Sound Academy Toronto, ON
Oct 17 Terminal 5 New York, NY
Oct 20 House of Blues Boston, MA
Oct 21 Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
Oct 22 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 Echostage Washington, DC
Oct 25 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
Oct 26 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Oct 27 Iron City Birmingham, AL
Oct 28 City Park New Orleans, LA
