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David Ayer and Zack Snyder talk about Jared Leto and the evolution of The Joker

January 20, 2016 by Robert Kojder

In addition to releasing a brand-new full-length trailer for Suicide Squad [watch it here], director David Ayer and DC Extended Universe executive Zack Snyder took part in an interview with USA Today where the pair discussed both the historical richness, and future for The Joker. “It’s a scary character to tackle,” Ayer says. “This iteration of him, […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, Zack Snyder

Jared Leto is the “king of Planet Joker”, says Suicide Squad director

January 11, 2016 by Luke Owen

The highly-anticipated anti-hero addition to the DC Extended Universe is get closer with a new trailer set to be released very soon. One topic that was always going to over-shadow the conversation, however, was Jared Leto’s portrayal of The Joker – which has already split the Geek Community. Suicide Squad director David Ayer, on the […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

David Ayer says Suicide Squad is “the Comic Book Movie 2.0”

October 29, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few days Empire Magazine has been treating us to a variety of Suicide Squad images, giving us a new look at the majority of the members of Task Force X, as well as Jared Let’s Joker [keep up to date with all the images here]. Now we have some comments from director […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad

Scott Eastwood says he was “afraid to approach” Jared Leto’s Joker on set of Suicide Squad

June 7, 2015 by Gavin Logan

His father may be one of the toughest actors ever to grace the big screen but Scott Eastwood recently admitted in an interview with E!Online that while he was on the set of Suicide Squad he kept his distance from Jared Leto’s Joker because he “didn’t want to mess with his thing…” If your last […]

Filed Under: Gavin Logan, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Scott Eastwood, Suicide Squad

David Ayer says Suicide Squad “surprises are intact” despite set photos

May 31, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Over the past few weeks we’ve been inundated with spy photos from the Toronto set of Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, with numerous images arriving online of the likes of The Joker, Harley Quinn, Deadshot and even the Dark Knight himself. Naturally this has led to some concern about the amount of spoilers we’ve seen from […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad

The Batmobile has been spotted on the set of Suicide Squad

May 26, 2015 by James Garcia

Well, it looks like those rumors of Batman showing up in Suicide Squad are true, because the Dark Knight’s iconic ride has been spotted on the film’s Toronto set: Previous rumors suggested that Ben Affleck would show up as Batman via some camera footage that Amanda Waller shows the Squad, but with the Batmobile sighting (and reports […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

In defense of Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe

May 1, 2015 by James Garcia

James Garcia on why Warner Bros.’ “filmmaker-driven” approach to the DC Cinematic Universe is the very best thing for the DC slate, and the superhero genre… Early this week, THR released a piece on some of the perceived struggles currently happening behind closed doors at Warner Bros. as the studio maps out the burgeoning DC Cinematic […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, James Garcia, Movies Tagged With: Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Patty Jenkins, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder

Warner Bros. reportedly struggling with its plans for a cohesive DC movie universe

April 30, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back in October DC Comics fans got the news they’d be hoping for, with Warner Bros. announcing a slate of ten DC films through to 2020, with the studio finally pulling the trigger on a shared superhero universe to rival that of Marvel. Or at least, that was the plan… The Hollywood Reporter has posted […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder

David Ayer teases Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad

April 10, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

After posting the first cast photo earlier in the week, Suicide Squad director David Ayer has shared another photo with his Twitter followers by debuting the first green-haired look at Jared Leto, who was absent from the original cast pic. Many Batman and Joker fans will guess instantly what the inspiration for the photo is, […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, The Killing Joke

Jared Leto has his locks snipped ready for Joker role in Suicide Squad

March 3, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

After taking to Twitter to tease some big upcoming news regarding his DC film Suicide Squad, David Ayer has revealed two new tweets which show a pre and post-snipped Oscar winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) as he prepares to start work in the film as The Joker. In the photos, Leto is shown getting […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

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