King Shark is a shark!
A new Shark Week TV Spot for The Suicide Squad has been officially released online, and it contains quite a bit of new footage from James Gunn's DC Comics "requel." As you might expect, the focus is placed on Nanaue, aka King Shark, as we get to see just how dangerous a seven-foot humanoid shark can be to have around.
After we get to hear some more of Sylvester Stallone's dialogue ("so smart, me!"), there's a quick glimpse of the ravenous fish-man attempting to swallow Ratcatcher II (Daniela Melchior) while she's sleeping. From what we can gather, the rodent-controlling youngster goes against Bloodsport's (Idris Elba) advice to trust KS not to eat his friends!
Hey, he was hungry!
Check out the new promo below, and keep an eye out for the first social media reactions over the next week or so.
"Welcome to hell — a.k.a. Bell 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."
We recently found out that the movie was officially rated R for "strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use and brief graphic nudity."
The Suicide Squad is set to premiere on HBO Max and in theaters on August 6.