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Second Opinion – Suicide Squad (2016)

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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 […]

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

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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, […]

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

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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 […]

Jared Leto comments on his deranged Joker in Suicide Squad

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

David Ayer teases Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad

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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, […]

Reboot, Reset, Mulligan, Ad Nauseam: The Ever-Increasing Frequency of Reboots

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the ever-increasing frequency of reboots… This won’t come as any surprise but the notion of the reboot, remake, or whatever you call it is nothing new. We’ve all seen three live action Spider-Man incarnations in just 10 years from Tobey Maguire’s final fling, through Andrew Garfield, to Tom Holland who is […]

UPDATE: Jared Leto says “f*ck ’em” to Warner Bros., reportedly felt “tricked” into Suicide Squad

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Jared Leto has again distanced himself from Suicide Squad, reportedly telling fans at a Q&A that he was “sort of tricked” into the movie and about his general unhappiness about having scenes cut. An excerpt from a Jared Leto Tumblr fansite report from Camp Mars (via Batman-News) reads “He was very honest about the film this […]