World news – CA – Sylvester Stallone joins « The Suicide Squad », director James Gunn says

Sylvester Stallone will join the cast of’ The Suicide Squad ‘, according to independent sequel director James Gunn. A representative for Stallone also confirmed the news to Variety.

Gunn took to Instagram on Saturday to announce this, writing in exchange for a selfie of himself and Stallone: ​​“I always love working with my friendlystallone & Our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception.. Despite Foxy being a creative movie star, most people still don’t know what an amazing actor this man is..

When a fan asked in the comments if this meant Stallone was involved in the movie, Gan replied, « Yes. Jean previously said filming ended in February, so it’s still unclear how far Stallone will appear.

Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is scheduled to release in August. 6, 2021 and stars Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinman, Peter Capaldi, and Viola Davis. Gunn, who also wrote the script, took inspiration from the 1980s comedy « Suicide Squad » and will incorporate new characters into the story.. Stallone previously worked with Gunn on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, « in which he played Stakar Ogord, who turned hero Starhawk.

A sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 « Suicide Squad » was announced before the movie was released. However, Ayer left the project in December 2016 to work on « Gotham City Sirens ».. Warner Bros.. « The Way Back » hired director Gavin O’Connor in September 2017, but he also parted ways with the film, citing creative differences.. Gunn signed on to direct « The Suicide Squad » in January 2019.

« Peacemaker », a spin-off television series centered on the character of Cena, currently in development for HBO Max. It was announced this week that the show had participated in « Orange Is the New Black » by Daniel Brooks, as well as Chris Conrad, Jennifer Holland and Robert Patrick.. Gunn writes « Peacemaker » and is set to direct several episodes, including the pilot.

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