I don’t understand how this contradicts his earlier statement. Both movies were shooting around the same time, he had to choose between the two. His reason for picking Suicide Squad was that he didn’t want to move backwards, but he never specifically said he wouldn’t of done ID4-2 if the timing worked out.

Because smoldering doesn’t generate

Can you provide the definition you’ve elected to use for the word “exploded”? Because your exploded and my exploded do not seem to align. Thanks.