While there’s been a tonne of speculation surrounding Ben Affleck’s continued involvement with the DC Extended Universe, it’s also been rumoured on several occasions that we may have seen the last of Jared Leto as The Dark Knight’s nemesis The Joker.
Well, following the news of a Joker and Harley Quinn spinoff movie, Leto has been chatting to the Australian radio show Kyle and Jackie O, during which he dismissed any talk that he’s finished up with the DCEU.
“No, there’s so much hype and bullshit about that, I think it’s just fun thing to talk about,” said Leto. “Even when [Suicide Squad] came out, there was so much misrepresentation about what went down, about the method acting crap. It’s just that 90% of it was not even true. It just takes on a life of its own [Filming Suicide Squad] was an incredible experience, everyone was amazing. Margot Robbie [is] one of the nicest people and one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with. I really loved working with her. I thought the scenes we did together were some of the most fun I’ve ever had on a set before. But everything is great in that world and I’m really proud to be a part of it.”
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While Leto will seemingly be back for the Joker and Harley Quinn movie (and potentially Suicide Squad 2?), we will indeed be seeing a different interpretation of the Joker at some point in the near future, with Warner Bros. announcing that Todd Phillips (The Hangover) has signed on to direct a non-DCEU origin story of the Clown Prince of Crime, with Martin Scorsese producing.
Via CBM
Originally published August 25, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
