The Suicide Squad’s Juan Diego Botto and Joaquin Cosio on Why They Loved James Gunn’s Script

With The Suicide Squad now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, I recently spoke with Juan Diego Botto (Presidente General Silvio Luna) and Joaquin Cosio (Mayor General Mateo Suarez) about the making of writer-director James Gunn’s fantastic film. As you’ve seen in the trailers and clips, The Suicide Squad is about a new group of villains recruited by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) for a mission on the island of Corto Maltese called “Project Starfish.“ In addition to Botto, Cosio, and Davis, The Suicide Squad stars John Cena as Peacemaker, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Sylvester Stallone as the voice of King Shark, Peter Capaldi as the Thinker, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, Michael Rooker as Savant, Pete Davidson as Richard “Dick“ Hertz/Blackguard, Nathan Fillion as ., Sean Gunn as Weasel, Alice Braga as Sol Soria, Mayling Ng as Mongal, and Flula Bor