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'Suicide Squad' to Star Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney
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Dude was smart anyway, the female Jared Leto fandom is all over this shit.
I'm starting to think that he picked this role specifically because of how challenging it's going to be after Ledger's Joker in TDK. Otherwise I don't think we would've ever seen him in any comic book film, dude seems very picky about which roles he plays.
Kibbles
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He just lost 10 years what
Discotheque
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the news was a haircut?! fuck all yall.
greendomo's ghost
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Be patient, the day is still young...
E the Shaggy
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I sort of think it was the haircut.
Very likely. Taking up the role after Ledger and managing to make it different and unique and personalised and critically acclaimed? That'd be a crowning achievement for any actor.
MDSLKTR
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He likes getting beat up and dying miserably?
broncobuster
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How many movies is Jared Leto signed on for?
Chances are it's SS, Justice League and maybe one of the standalone Batman films WB has planned for the moment. If his Joker is well received, you can bet they're going to want to get their money's worth out of him.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Hahahahaha. Made me spit food out.
Eh.
The Joker is usually done well by those who have played him in film or animation. I don't see the need for a pissing contest.
GringoSuave89
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Disagree. Just cause almost every actor/VA has nailed it doesn't make it an easy role. Anyone can play psychotic, but to do so with the right amount of glee? Not at all easy.
ShemhazaiX
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I dunno... Leto is pretty damn talented. Not saying Ledger wasn't talented, but I wouldn't say outright that Leto won't be better.
beyond_death
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Bahaha I knew the haircut was the "reveal".
Even if he was better, he wouldn't have the same impact.
I personally think that constant need of a new thing having to be the BEST EVER is tiring and more often than not it ends up in dissapointment. I just expect a well acted, interesting take on the Joker that hopefully is in a good story, if he's the best or the worst I don't care, I came from the character, if it's the character, that's good enough.
I really like this mock up though.
I imagine that it might be a trilogy of Suicide Squad films and a standalone Batman film or two. Or possibly, as you say, a Batman standalone and an appearance in a Justice League film...., though I could see WB keeping him in the Suicide Squad 'universe'.
It's not as if WB could spin Joker off into his own film (as they might do with Will Smith's Deadshot and/or whoever ends up as Deathstroke) and with Margot Robbir talking about playing Harley Quinn for 'ten years' I imagine that this will be a long term gig.
Totally disagree. A different interpretation of the character deserves to exist alongside another interpretation.
Nicholson's Joker is nothing like Ledger's and really cannot be compared. I imagine that Leto etc are extremely aware of this.
ChosenPredator
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yeah I actually love all these different versions of jokers i don't really compare them so far i've never seen a horrendous joker yet.
If there's a SS2 it'll probably be about infiltrating the Watchtower or Hall of Justice or whatever is the HQ of the JL to get stuff on the JL since one of things about Waller is that she doesn't trust the JL at all.
So it's not necessary for Joker to appear in another SS film, once the group has been established in the first movie.
So it's not necessary for Joker to appear in another SS film, once the group has been established in the first movie.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say with this speculation. Are you suggesting that Leto will only be the Joker once?
No, he'll definitely appear in more movies you don't snatch a talent like that for just one movie. What I'm saying is that it's not necessary for him to appear in more SS films after the first one.
Agreed. And as I said before unlike most other members of the SS the Joker doesn't exactly lend himself to being spun out in his own film so he'll be the antagonist for other characters etc no doubt.
I wouldn't be surprised if Warners intended to try and spin off Harley into her own film or possible team up if she proves popular enough.
I imagine that her deal will reflect that.
Schweinehund
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That's a crappy reveal, he should have just posted it instead of teasing. Teasing implies its a big deal. I like that ayer is posting stuff though. I feel like were getting more stuff from this than BvS even though this a longer ways out.
EroticSushi
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Mike Works
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Reminder that this is a 43 year old man.
EroticSushi
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Yes.
I'm surprised he's making his debut here. Not bad.
Reminder that no other man will ever look this good.
Ganzlinger
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43 years? Damn.. :O
Schweinehund
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Hope they pull a
in the movie. Would make for an excellent ending scene.
Eric Border
He looks a lot like Hiddleston there.
Except without that giant forehead.
squidhands
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as much as I love his work in other areas, I thought DiMaggio's interpretation of Joker in Under The Red Hood was the weakest version I've seen in a really long time.
Playhouse Presents "Timeless" (Season 3, Episode 8)
Aired date: Jun 19 said:
For a TV debut, it was really impressive... she's only going to get better with experience / training.
More_Badass
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It was probably either DiMaggio or Emerson who was the "weakest", and even in those cases, I wouldn't say either were BAD.
We've just had three brilliant Joker performances since 1989 and that's a lot to live up to.
Schweinehund
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Worst joker is YJ Joker, I don't think it's even up for debate.
That one was terrible.
Whhaaattt? Both were great for the Jokers they were portraying. Especially Emerson.
Young Justice is like the only bad Joker recently.
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