Suicide Squad director David Ayer reveals the DC character who almost replaced Killer Croc in the film

'But we realised it would take a lot of CG work'

Expectations around upcoming DC film Suicide Squad are peaking, with viewers giving somewhat positive reviews of the film.

Of course, as the film's release draws closer, Warner Bros. is pushing the cast and director to partake in as many publicity events as possible, including a Twitter chat.

Using the hashtag #askthesquad, fans were able to talk to those behind the hugely anticipated project, with one for director David Ayer eliciting an interesting response.

When asked “what other characters had you considered including into the Skwad that didn't quite make the cut?”, Ayer - whose previous work includes End of Watch, Sabotage, and Fury - revealed that King Shark was once considered for the team.

“One of the characters I was thinking about for the Squad lineup was actually King Shark,” he said. “But we realised it would take a lot of CG work. I wasn’t quite comfortable having a full CG character. We actually ended up going with Killer Croc, who turned out to be the right guy for the job.”

Luckily, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje got the job as Killer Croc, and he looks fantastic in make-up. Let’s just hope the film can live up to expectations; the critics’ reviews are released on the 2 August so we’ll find out then.

Meanwhile, details on the 'pivotal and important' mid-credits scene have been revealed by various sources.