Warner Bros. and DC Films gave us our first proper look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad this week with the release of a red band trailer, and it’s fair to say that one of the biggest talking points coming out of the sneak peek was that of King Shark.
In the comic books, King Shark has been depicted as both an anthropomorphic great white shark and hammerhead shark, with DC opting to stick with the latter since its New 52 launch back in 2011. However, in the character’s recent screen appearances in Arrow and the Harley Quinn animated series he’s been depicted in his great white form, and Gunn has explained why he too has opted to go with this design (and why he gave him a dad bod):
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The monstrous DC villain, who is being voiced by Sylvester Stallone, is certainly the type of character who seems right up Gunn’s street, and based on this first glimpse it wouldn’t be surprising if he proves to be the breakout of the movie. We’ll find out when The Suicide Squad releases
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. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave…and Amanda Waller’s government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they’re dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone’s laying down bets, the smart money is against them—all of them.
The Suicide Squad sees James Gunn directing a cast that includes Suicide Squad returnees Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) as well as new DCEU additions Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Nathan Fillion, Taika Waititi, Jennifer Holland, David Dastmalchian, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Julio Ruiz, Steve Agee, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, and Sylvester Stallone.
