Sylvester Stallone is considered among the A-listers and one of the legendary action heroes of the industry. The actor became a household name with his superhit franchise, Rocky. It was based on the struggles and rise to success of a boxing underdog. He has worked in some high-grossing movies like Rambo, Expendables, The Specialist, Demolition Man, and others. He was the top-rated action star in the 90’s era.
The actor was offered the role of a shark in James Gunn’s film The Suicide Squad, and the actor took just 2 minutes to say yes.
James Gunn convinced Sylvester Stallone for role in The Suicide Squad
When the first trailer of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was released, the fans were amazed by the character of King Shark. In an interview with Den Of Geek, the director opened up about the fan-loved role and how he wrote the character keeping one particular actor in his mind.
During the interview, Gunn shared that he knew he wanted to use an animal in the film, and since King Shark was a character in the newer runs of Suicide Squad comics, he chose the shark. Talking about the character, he knew Sylvester Stallone was the perfect choice to portray the animated character.
James Gunn shared that it did not take a lot to convince the Creed actor to give voice to the shark. Gunn said,
“I said to him, ‘I wrote this role for you in The Suicide Squad. It won’t take too much of your time.’ Stallone replied, “Oh yeah?” To which Gunn said, ‘Yeah. It’s a big, kinda chubby, human-eating shark.’ To which Stallone said, ‘Anything for you, brother.’”
Sylvester Stallone’s role was appreciated in James Gunn’s 2021 film The Suicide Squad.
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Sylvester Stallone’s view on his character in The Suicide Squad
Sylvester Stallone, the 76-year-old star, played the role of a man-eater shark in the 2021 film The Suicide Squad. In an interview with the actor, he delved into the specifics of his character and shared that he felt sympathy for him.
“He had the intelligence to know that no one liked him. He was ugly and completely rejected. And he had a bad habit of eating people. So I thought, he kind of has nobility among all his defects. But, the one thing that I think the audience is going to like is that he’s dying for companionship. He’s reaching out to people and he’s constantly being rejected, so you have a great deal of sympathy for him as well as comedic interest.”
Stallone’s character Shark King is popular in DC Comics.
The actor shared that he wanted to give special effects with his voice in the film. He said,
“I wanted to come up with something a little punchy, that kind of a thing. But punchy with menace. I really enjoyed it. You can cut loose with your voice in a way you can’t with pure physicality. Because they’d have you arrested, think you’re having a fit.”
The Suicide Squad featured Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, etc., and grossed $167 million worldwide.
The Suicide Squad is streaming on Netflix.
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