Hollywood heavyweight Sylvester Stallone is now a part of the cast of The Suicide Squad, director James Gunn has confirmed. The project is being branded as a relaunch of the 2016's Suicide Squad, which followed the adventures of a team of DC super-villains including Harley Quinn and Rick Flag. The original film was directed by David Ayer.

Gunn, known for the Guardians of the Galaxy films under the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took to Instagram to reveal Stallone's casting. "Always love working with my friend Stallone and our work today on The Suicide Squad was no exception," Gunn captioned his selfie with the Rocky legend.