Actor has confirmed that he will be reprising his role of in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" sequel.

The much-awaited project will be directed by filmmaker James Gunn, who is best known for helming "Guardians of the Galaxy" series.

"We're getting ready to shoot in a few months' time. There's not much else I can reveal about it but, yeah, you'll be seeing Boomerang back for sure," Courtney told Business Insider.

The film, being touted as a complete reboot of the 2016 film, also features Margot Robbie reprising her role as Harley Quinn.

Will Smith, who played Deadshot in the David Ayer-directed film, has dropped out and future of Jared Leto's The Joker is still in doubt.

The new "Suicide Squad" is set to release on August 6, 2020.

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