Sylvester Stallone joins 'The Suicide Squad', confirms James Gunn; release date announced

Hollywood heavyweight Sylvester Stallone is w a part of cast of " Suicide Squ", director James Gunn has confirmed. project is being branded as a relaunch of 2016''s "Suicide Squ", which followed ventures of a team of DC supervillains including Harley Quinn and Rick Flag. original film was directed by David Ayer.

Gunn, kwn for "Guardians of Galaxy" films under Marvel Cinematic Universe, took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal Stallone''s casting. "Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #SuicideSqu was exception. Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don''t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is," Gunn captioned his selfie with "Rocky" legend.

According to Deline, re is some speculation that Stallone will be voice of King Shark. Stallone also confirmed his participation by posting a video to Instagram ackwledging he was on his way to go film a scene.

film will see Margot Robbie return as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Squ mastermind Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, and Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag. y will be joined by newcomers Idris Elba, John Cena, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, Taika Waititi and Pete Davidson.

Suicide Squ also marks Gunn''s reunion with his "Guardian of Galaxy" stars Michael Rooker and his bror Sean Gunn. original film was met with poor reviews but mand to become a global box office hit. " Suicide Squ" is slated to be released in atres on August 6, 2021.

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