#*rat rat

Viola Davis, who plays the head of a branch of Task Force X in both Suicide Squad films, tells me a story about one rehearsal. The whole cast had gathered, and unbeknown to Robbie, Jared Leto (who plays The Joker in the first film) was planning a prank. “I was saying loudly, ‘Don’t open the box!’ I was halfway out the door when she opened the box,” says Davis, “and saw the biggest black rat you could imagine. Then… she cooed at it. No fear. Open. Receptive. Full of joy.”