Suicide Squad
Director James Gunn has hint that Steve Agee is n’t playing King Shark inThe Suicide Squadafter all . The extremely - anticipated DCEU outing will be found on the ragtag and bobtail group first created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru but more wide popularized by John Ostrander in 1987 . An initial cinematic adventure was institute to life by David Ayer in 2016 . Despite doing well at the box office and even land an Academy Award , Suicide Squadwas wide panned by critics and experienced a tepid receipt from fans . ThoughAyer was offered the chance to return for the continuation , he ultimately passed . As a result , the flannel mullein was pop off to Gunn in the backwash of his firing from Marvel . Though that decisiveness has since been reversed , Gunn has remained attached to the project aboveGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3and been film for the past six months .
newly off the back of the well - received but under - performingBirds of Preyfilm , Margot Robbie has been blemish on - lot as Harley Quinn . Jai Courtney , Viola Davis , and Joel Kinnaman will also reprise their roles as Captain Boomerang , Amanda Waller , and Rick Flag , severally . Newcomers David Dastmalchian and Daniela Melchior , meanwhile , will play Polka - Dot Man and Ratcatcher . The rest of the confirmed cast is set to include Nathan Fillion , Idris Elba , and John Cena among many more . Which fiber they will bring has stay as firmly shroud in whodunit as the plot itself . One belief that fans have long since latch onto , however , is that Agee would voice and execute the motion - capture for a version of King Shark .
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grant toGunn , that looks set to very much not be the case . Agee took to Twitter first , for annunciate that he had officially completed his work on the Panama - found production . While doing so , Agee also took the time to give thanks Gunn for casting him and letting him be a part of it . Gunn promptly responded with a house " you ’re welcome " before praise Agee ’s performance as " incredible " . Gunn did n’t terminate thing there , however , but rather append that Agee " might not quite be who people mean " that he is . Check out the post below :
Agee is acknowledge for a turn of different roles , including a recur turn onNew Girl . He has also appeared in several Gunn - associated projects , includingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 2andBrightburn . The type of King Shark , meanwhile , has recently appeared in sequence ofThe Flashand had a central office in the DC Universe ’s animatedHarley Quinnseries . This is n’t the only rumour to have been shot down regardingThe Suicide Squadin late hebdomad . Though Cena turn away to confirm nor refuse that he was playing Peacemaker , Fillion outright deny that he is playing Arm - Fall - Off - Boy . How big of a role the characters will ultimately play in the film is every bit up for argument - withGunn teasing a high body count .
Many disappointed fans will no doubt focalize on the " might " of Gunn ’s words , though , and take to conceive that this is merely the managing director seek to keep thing under wrap . For those that take it at human face note value , speculation will no doubt be rife as to who Agee could be playing rather . Fans of King Shark have no reasonableness to give up hope , however . The character has been tease throughout the intact product , after all . So , even if Agee is indeed not play him , King Shark may still feature prominently in the ruined picture and thus finally be take in on the big screen . Whatever the case , more concrete particular will no doubt come forth asThe Suicide Squadcontinues to wrap up product .
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