THE SUICIDE SQUAD: James Gunn Hints That Steve Agee Is Not Playing King Shark

THE SUICIDE SQUAD: James Gunn Hints That Steve Agee Is Not Playing King Shark

Steve Agee just wrapped filming his role in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad and took to Twitter to thank Gunn for the experience. However, it's Gunn's response that's throwing suspicion on Agee's role...

By MarkJulian - Feb 22, 2020 12:02 PM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad
Recent set photos from James Gunn's The Suicide Squad have revealed that Steve Agee's role in the film requires him to wear a mo-cap suit. This of course comes after Deadline reported back in August 2019 that Agee would be providing the voice for King Shark. However, the Tweets below seem to cast suspicion on whether that was ever the case or if Gunn decided to go with another cgi-brute to round out Task Force X's ranks.


In case the Tweet above doesn't load or is deleted, Gunn replies to Agee's gratitude with, "You’re welcome!! And you’re incredible in the movie... even though you might not quite be who people think you are.
🤣
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That certainly sounds as if Gunn is hinting that Agee isn't playing King Shark after all, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the character doesn't appear in the film. Deadline could have simply mixed up which actors are portraying which characters.

The Suicide Squad, aka Suicide Squad 2, is slated to hit theaters on August 6, 2021. Gunn wrote and directed the pic which features Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, David Dastmalchian as Poka-Dot Man, and Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher.  Additionally, Idris Elba, John Cena, Storm Reid,  Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Pete Davidson, Alice Braga, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, and Taika Waititi all have undisclosed roles.

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Comedian Steve Agee previously portrayed a Ravager in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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inkniron
inkniron - 2/22/2020, 12:10 PM
Damn Skippy. I called this the other day when someone wondered who Taika Waititi was playing.
KWilly
KWilly - 2/22/2020, 12:18 PM
This was a role made for Brad Garrett.
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/22/2020, 12:18 PM
Get Ron Funches for King Shark
Miamiheat
Miamiheat - 2/22/2020, 12:19 PM
Clayface
Deklipz
Deklipz - 3/16/2020, 4:41 PM
@Miamiheat - Thats what I have been thinking. I haven't seen it suggested much of anywhere so I think it would be a cool left-field shot if it ends up happening.
HeraldNumber7
HeraldNumber7 - 2/22/2020, 12:38 PM
he said "not quite", so methinks Gunn's interpretation of the character is going to be a departure rather than him playing someone else. but who knows 🤷‍♂️
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/22/2020, 12:50 PM
I think it's pretty obvious.
Alex35
Alex35 - 2/23/2020, 6:23 AM
Taika Waititi playing King Shark with Korg's voice would be hilarious.
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