King Shark is about as over-the-top as DC comic book characters come. He's a giant great white shark man, after all. He's also a member of the Suicide Squad, and as such rumored to make a cameo in the upcoming Suicide Squad film.
Too bad CW's The Flash beat Warner Bros. to the punch. Just when you think you've seen it all, a massive shark creature seemingly appears out of nowhere, and wasted no time in picking up Flash by the throat. He looks just like you would expect for a live-action King Shark, part Hulk, part great white shark, with a massive maw filled with razor sharp teeth.
He wasn't around for long, only around 30 seconds or so, but it was an awesome 30 seconds. Producer Andrew Kreisberg told reporters (via Comic Book Resources) that there is a good reason the character wasn't around for longer than 30 seconds: the CGI work used to bring King Shark to life doesn't come cheap.
"We actually put him in the comic book adaptation because we said, 'No one is ever going to let us do this and we're never going to be able to do this' since we weren't going to be using the Squad anymore," Kreisberg says. "We were talking about it and it was really Todd Helbing who was like, 'Let's do it!' It was a very expensive 30 seconds of the show but our visual effects team are the best and they love challenges like this. It was just fun for us. Obviously we can't afford to do an entire King Shark episode so the idea was that he was one of Zoom's minions and just the latest in the line. Which does mean that there is a King Shark on Earth-1."
The Flash continues to surprise viewers with its introduction of classic DC villains never before seen in live-action, with the show previously introducing Gorilla Grodd to the small screen. It's hard to imagine the Suicide Squad's version of the character looking more impressive than this. You can watch the clip in which King Shark makes his grand debut below.
The Flash airs Tuesdays on CW at 8 ET/7 CT.
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