The Suicide Squad: John Cena and Joel Kinnaman on Why They Loved James Gunn’s Script

With writer-director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad opening this weekend in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, I recently spoke with John Cena (Peacemaker) and Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) about making the fantastic film. During the interview, they talked about who ruined the most takes from laughing at the dialogue, why they loved Gunn’s script, how the film takes a number of surprising left turns, the wild experience of shooting the movie, being part of a film where characters will die, and what fans would be surprised to learn about the making of the 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 Cena, Kinnaman, and Davis, The Suicide Squad stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Sylvester Stallone as the voice of King Shark, Peter Capaldi as the Thinker, Dav