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It seems as if Michael Rooker is staying faithful to the man who helped elevate him in the comic-book movie fandom, as he in intalksto star in James Gunn’s upcomingThe Suicide Squad.
Rooker is most famous among comic-book fans for portraying Merle Dixon in the AMC seriesThe Walking Deadfrom 2010-2013, as well as Yondu Udonta in bothGuardians of the GalaxyandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2directed by James Gunn.
While Gunn is remaining withDisneyand theMarvel Cinematic Universeas he is attached to direct the third installment to theGuardianstrilogy a currently unknown release date. His recent controversy, whichsaw him “fired”fromMarvel, worked in his favor asWarner Bros.andDCapproached him to direct their upcomingThe Suicide Squadmovie. The film will reportedly be a soft reboot of 2015’sSuicide Squad.
In this reboot/sequel, Gunn is set to introduce new characters to the team’s roster including Polka-Dot Man, Peacemaker and King Shark, the latter of whom is who Michael Rooker is in talks to play.
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While King Shark is a computer-generated character being a humanoid shark, Rooker is in talks to portray the DC supervillain and potentially also perform the motion-capture. Along with the new characters,The Suicide Squadhas been confirmed to also star returning characters Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller, and Captain Boomerang portrayed by returning actors Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnerman, Viola Davis and Jai Courtney respectively.
King Shark first appeared in DC ComicsSuperboy Vol. 3in 1984, originally serving as a villain to Superboy before becoming part of The Flash’s Rogues Gallery. While the villain was set to appear in an early script of David Ayers’Suicide Squad, he was ultimately cut and instead made his first, and thus far only, live-action appearance onThe CW’sThe Flashin 2016.
Rooker can currently be seen in the biopicBoldentelling the life of cornetist Buddy Bolden and starring Gary Carr in the titular role.
With no official confirmation of casting made at this time aboutThe Suicide Squad’s new characters, this story will be updated as it develops.
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Jai Howlett
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