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Jared Leto wants The Joker to go up against Ben Affleck’s Batman in the Dark Knight’s solo movie

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Although the two will tussle briefly this Friday in Suicide Squad, Jared Leto is already looking towards the future, and wants to see his Joker squaring off against Batman in The Dark Knight’s Ben Affleck-directed solo movie. “I think it would be incredible to see Batman and the Joker go head-to-head!”, Leto tells the Toronto […]

Jared Leto on succeeding Heath Ledger as The Joker in Suicide Squad

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In a week from now, Warner Bros. and DC will unleash their latest take on The Joker with Jared Leto’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime in the DC Extended Universe supervillain team-up Suicide Squad. Leto has of course some rather large shoes to fill – including Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning turn in 2008’s The Dark […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer says the Joker / Jason Todd rumour is ridiculous

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As it commonplace with superhero movies these days, Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad movie has been surrounded by rumour and speculation from the moment it was first announced, with countless “scoops” from websites claiming to have the inside track on the film… the majority of which will be quietly swept under the carpet when the movie […]

David Ayer discusses The Joker and Harley Quinn’s tattoos in Suicide Squad

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Warner Bros. has certainly done a fine job of building excitement for August’s Suicide Squad with a splendid marketing campaign for the DC Extended Universe supervillain team-up. However, things didn’t particularly  get off to the best of starts, with the first-look image of Jared Leto’s Joker coming in for some heavy criticism due to the […]

Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto says The Joker is “the baddest of the bad”

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We’re less than two months away from Warner Bros.’ hotly-anticipated DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad, and during a promotional interview with Total Film, Jared Leto has briefly spoken about his upcoming role as The Joker, describing the character as “the baddest of the bad.” “The only villain who may be more infamous is the devil,” […]

New Suicide Squad images released, David Ayer says The Joker is “very loyal to the canon, but with some modern twists”

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Thanks to the latest issue of Total Film, we’ve got a batch of new images from August’s big DC Extended Universe release Suicide Squad, while director David Ayer has also shared a few words on Jared Leto’s interpretation of The Joker, describing him as “very loyal to the canon, but with some modern twists.” SEE ALSO: […]

Jared Leto and Margot Robbie discuss Suicide Squad’s Joker and Harley Quinn

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During last week’s CinemaCon, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie spoke to SuperHeroHype about their roles as The Joker and Harley Quinn in August’s big DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. “We walked in a completely new direction,” said Leto. “I think we knew that we had to do that. It was important to do that. When the […]

When Actors Stop Acting And Start Living A Role

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that method acting is often unnecessary… This week it was revealed that Jared Leto sent pornography and condoms to his Suicide Squad co-stars in preparation for his role as the Joker. When I did that with my work colleagues I got arrested, but it turns out to be OK if […]

Jared Leto sent his Suicide Squad co-stars used condoms and porn because acting makes that OK?

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Thomas O’Connor on Jared Leto’s “method” approach to the role of The Joker in Suicide Squad and his on-set behaviour… Actors have always, and probably will always, be an eccentric bunch. For one, you’ve got the divas, prone to temper tantrums and ridiculous demands if they don’t get their way. Then you’ve got the eccentrics, […]

THEORY: Who Suicide Squad’s main villain really is…

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Oli Davis thinks he’s figured out who Suicide Squad’s main villain will be… Warner Brothers have now released three full length trailers for this August’s Suicide Squad, yet – because the teasers have focused on conveying a general sense of theme over any significant story elements – we’re still none the wiser on who or what the […]