The Suicide Squad director James Gunn hopes the upcoming DC film inspires more pet rats. On Twitter, a fan noted the rat standing on Ratcatcher 2’s (Daniela Melchior) shoulder in an image from the film. Gunn explained that the rat is actually Ratcatcher 2’s pet, Sebastian and that he’s not only dressed for the mission but was played by two real rats – Jaws and Crips Ratt – and when another fan noted the finer qualities of rats that often surprise people Gunn shared his own history of having rats as pets as well as his hope that the film would encourage others to make the small animals pets as well.
I had many pet rats growing up. They are much more intelligent & affectionate than gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs & other small animals. I’m not a proponent of raccoons being pets, which we sadly popularized with GotG. But I’ll be happy if #TheSuicideSquad inspires more pet rats. https://t.co/Xpf1OXrUgj
