The first official trailer for The Suicide Squad landed today, giving us all our first proper glimpse of the upcoming flick but also revealing that Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone is voicing King Shark. You can check out the trailer below, but be warned - it contains strong language:
The trailer introduces us all to King Shark, who can be seen chomping on people, before we very briefly hear some snippets from the character's mouth and it's then the Rocky actor's voice can be heard.
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The Suicide Squad writer and director James Gunn revealed that Stallone would be joining the cast back in November, sharing a snap of them both on set and writing: "Always love working with my friend @officialslystallone & our work today on #TheSuicideSquad was no exception.
"Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don't have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is."
There was much speculation about who Stallone would be playing, with many people - correctly - guessing that he would be King Shark.
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Stallone joins a very impressive cast which includes Suicide Squad favourites like Margot Robbie, who's back as Harley Quinn, as well as new stars John Cena and Idris Elba, who play Peacemaker and Bloodsport respectively.
The official synopsis reads: "Welcome to hell - a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out - even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today's do-or-die assignment?
"Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone's favorite psycho, Harley Quinn.
"Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese."
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And it seems like Gunn has very high hopes for the movie, speaking at DC's virtual FanDome Panel last August, he said: "I was excited to do this Suicide Squad in the way it could be done from my point of view.
"This is by far the biggest movie I have ever made... and will be different from any superhero movie ever made."
The Suicide Squad is set to be released on 6 August.Featured Image Credit: Warner Bros.Topics: TV and Film