Joel Kinnaman Confirms That He Will Star In David Ayer's SUICIDE SQUAD

It was revealed not too long ago that Joel Kinnaman ( RoboCop ) was the frontrunner to play Rick Flagg in David Ayer's DC Comics adaptation Suicide Squad , and the actor has now confirmed that he will appear in the movie and weighs in on why exactly fans should be excited...

"All I can say is that I will be in the movie, and it's going to be amazing." So, we officially have our Rick Flagg then! When AlloCine caught up with Run All Night and The Killing star Joel Kinnaman, they asked the actor whether or not those reports about him being in Suicide Squad are accurate. He wasn't willing to reveal anything specific, but did tell that site:So, we officially have our Rick Flagg then!

Joel Edgerton (

) and Jon Bernthal (

) were also being considered, but Kinnaman beat them to it.

The rest of the

cast includes Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevigne and likely Viola Davis and Jesse Eisenberg too. The movie will be released on August 5th next year.

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