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the character that Brolin plays, and who hires me to be part of the covert operation, when everything starts to fall apart. “He basically asks Alejandro to do something, and Alejandro feels that it’s not the right thing to do. This puts the two of them head to head. “I got the chance to play with my buddy, Brolin, it’s always great, and it really works on film.”
How was it working with Benicio [del Toro] and Josh [Brolin] in the film? Moner: I think initially the idea of working with Benicio and Josh was quite intimidating. “I wasn’t really sure how to carry myself, and you know when you’re meeting somebody that you really admire, you’re just really being self-conscious and, like, what do I say, and I don’t know what to do, and it was so the opposite of that once I got to know them. We just hung out.
“I have a lot of guy friends, we have the funniest conversations. Josh is really good at making fart noises and I would make them with him, and we will all have competitions. It was so fun being on set with him.”
What is something that surprises you about Benicio and Josh? Moner: “What surprises me about them is that Benicio loves churros and Josh is … I kind of expected him to be the cool guy, but he loves his daughter so much and this surprised me really much. He is so supportive of her.
“He has a singing and acting career, and it’s really cool to get to know him.”