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

July 29, 2016 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight

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

June 10, 2016 by Gary Collinson

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,” […]

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

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

June 4, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

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: […]

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

Second Opinion – Suicide Squad (2016)

August 5, 2016 by admin

Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood SYNOPSIS: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Adam Beach, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ben Affleck, Cara Delevingne, Common, David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Ike Barinholtz, Jai Courtney, Jared Leto, Jay Hernandez, Jim Parrack, Joel Kinnaman, Karen Fukuhara, Margot Robbie, Ray Olubowale, Scott Eastwood, Suicide Squad, Viola Davis, Will Smith

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 admin

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

Jared Leto comments on his deranged Joker in Suicide Squad

September 28, 2015 by Tom Beasley

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) has briefly commented on his portrayal of iconic Batman villain The Joker in upcoming DC movie Suicide Squad. SEE ALSO: Batman, The Joker and Harley Quinn featured in Suicide Squad set video Batman-News reported that Leto made comments about his work on Suicide Squad during a Q&A event for his […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

Paul Dini shares his thoughts on Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad

September 9, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Almost quarter of a century after her first appearance in the Batman: The Animated Series episode ‘Joker’s Favor’, Harley Quinn will make her big screen debut as part of Warner’s big DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad, which hits cinemas next year. Back in May, DC Animated Universe legend Bruce Timm shared his thoughts on Margot […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, DC, DC Extended Universe, Harley Quinn, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Paul Dini, Suicide Squad

Margot Robbie on losing out on Sue Storm in Fantastic Four, and Jared Leto’s Joker

August 26, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Next year Margot Robbie is set to give a big screen debut to the fan favourite DC character Harley Quinn in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and speaking to Daily News, the Australian actress has revealed that she had previously been under consideration to play Susan Storm in 20th Century Fox’s box office bomb Fantastic Four […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, fantastic four, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Marvel, Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto teases The Killing Joke on Instagram?

August 10, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Suicide Squad star Jared Leto has taken to Instagram to post a short video of his shadow, which may (or may not) alude to one of the Joker’s most iconic looks from Alan Moore and Brian Bollan’s Batman: The Killing Joke… https://instagram.com/p/6MG6NgTBaQ/   For comparison, here’s an image of The Joker wearing a very similar […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Batman: The Killing Joke, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

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