The Suicide Squad Cast Reveal - Predicting EVERY Character

20. Joaquín Cosío - The Mayor

Not so long ago, there were some pretty arresting rumours that Benicio Del Toro was in line to play the villain of The Suicide Squad and it went on that he was being lined up to play The Mayor who was described as an "irascible old warrior who lives for war." Now that the castlist is out, that looks unlikely, but it doesn't mean the character won't still be involved.

The idea of him being the overall big villain seems a little strange, as you'd suspect Gunn would front-load a recognisable villain instead, but again, that doesn't rule our The Mayor being a key antagonist all the same.

Joaquín Cosío isn't hugely well-known outside of Mexico, but he did play Scorpion in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, so you know he's got an incredible voice and General Medrano in Quantum of Solace. So he has previous playing military leaders at least.

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