Writer/director James Gunn shares a behind-the-scenes video from the set of DC’s The Suicide Squad, showing how King Shark’s footprints were made. As the follow-up to David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (2016), The Suicide Squad introduced newcomers Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Ratcatcher 2, Polka-Dot Man, and Nanaue ak.a. King Shark (voiced by Sylvester Stallone with stand-in work by Steve Agee) to Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, and Task Force X. Following in the footsteps of Guardians of the Galaxy’s Groot, Gunn’s latest anthropomorphic, CGI creation, King Shark has become a fan favorite in the DCEU.
The Suicide Squad’s dimwitted, yet lovable descendant of an ancient shark god spends the beginning of the film struggling with an insatiable hunger for “nom noms.” Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2 teaches King Shark to distinguish friend from food, making him an important member of Task Force X’s group of outcasts in their mission to Corto Maltese. On Tuesday, October 26th, The Suicide Squad and, in turn, Task Force X became available on Blu-ray, 4K, and DVD formats, in addition to digital rentals fully-equipped with a slew of special features.
Gunn recently took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of how King Shark’s footprints were made for a deleted scene in The Suicide Squad. The video shows props master Drew Petrotta spacing out the character’s steps in the streets of…
