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Deadshot is the new American Sniper. Kinda. Will Smith’s troubled assassin is a marksman whose deadly aim is put into the service of Suicide Squad in David Ayer’s new comic-book movie, but a jutting-jawed patriot this guy emphatically isn’t. Here, on Empire’s fourth and final newsstand cover, is the man himself in full combat regalia and boasting enough ammo to fill even John Woo’s bullet drawer.

“On Bad Boys I trained in Miami with special-ops guys, but this is a whole other level,” laughs Smith of the training process. He hints at a complex dynamic with Quinn and the Joker along the way. “Deadpool’s actually eyeballing [Harley] a little bit. There’s a pretty ragged romantic triangle there.”

Deadshot, AKA Floyd Lawton, is Suicide Squad's walking arsenal. He brings the firepower to a crew that also includes Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Slipknot (Adam Beach), Katana (Karen Fukuhara), Diablo (Jay Hernandez) and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney). Playing the Lee Marvin role to this dirty half-dozen-and-a-bit – albeit a rank above – is Colonel Rick Flag. “Deadshot gives him the most problems,” rues the man trying to give the orders, Joel Kinnaman.

For much, much more on Suicide Squad, pick up the new issue of Empire. It's available from your friendly local newsagent, and the odd unusually well-stocked secret government facility, from Thursday, October 29.

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