Michael Rooker Shoots Down Suicide Squad 2 King Shark Rumor

Michael Rooker Shoots Down Suicide Squad 2 King Shark Rumor

A couple of days ago saw it rumored that Michael Rooker will be playing King Shark for James Gunn in Suicide Squad 2; however, the actor takes to social media to shoot the notion down.  

“No. This is NOT true,” Rooker posted on Facebook in reply to a false rumor posted by The Wrap.

Likewise, Rooker also responded on Instagram with, “DA………..NOT!!!”

I suppose Michael Rooker could always be playing a different character in Suicide Squad 2, but at least we know it is not King Shark.

Rooker and James Gunn are good friends and have worked together a lot in the past, including recently on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, so it appears as if the website was simply guessing and claiming it as a “scoop” that Rooker was going to play King Shark.

The Suicide Squad has an August 6, 2021 release date written and directed by James Gunn starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Ant-Man actor David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, with Idris Elba in talks for a character, and John Cena said to be up for a role. Gunn is supposed to start filming on the flick later this year.

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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