Sylvester Stallone has joined the cast of The Suicide Squad, director James Gunn revealed Saturday.
“Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception,” Gunn shared on Instagram. “Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is.”
Stallone later confirmed the news on his own Instagram. He captioned a photo of a Deadline report; “Working with this incredible Director on this astounding project has made this an amazing year. I am a very lucky man to be surrounded by such talent.”
Gunn previously announced that he had concluded filming Suicide Squad 2 in February, so the extent of Sylvester Stallone’s role remains unclear.
Stallone previously worked with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, in which he played Stakar Ogord.
The stand-alone sequel also includes several other recurring Gunn players; including Guardians of the Galaxy vet Michael Rooker as the super-smart fighter Savant and Gunn’s brother Sean; who performs the actions and facial expressions for Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel movies.
Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang. Idris Elba, Pete Davidson and John Cena will also star.
The Suicide Squad is slated for a August 2021 release.
