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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 […]

Jared Leto has sworn to keep his mouth shut over Joker rumours for Suicide Squad

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With The Joker set to feature as part of Warner Bros. and director David Ayer’s (Fury) DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad, there’s been persistent rumours that Oscar winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) will follow in Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger’s footsteps by portraying the Clown Prince of Crime on the big screen. Last week, […]

Suicide Squad to shoot in Toronto, Jai Courtney, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto in final negotiations

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The Hollywood Reporter has posted an update on Warner Bros.’ first post-Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice offering from the DC Cinematic Universe, revealing that director David Ayer’s (Fury) Suicide Squad movie is set to start pre-production at Pinewood Toronto Studios in February ahead of a shoot from April through to September. While Jared Leto […]

Hot Toys brings Jared Leto’s Morbius to life with Movie Masterpiece Series sixth scale figure

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It’s sure to be the most sought after item not just in Hot Toys history but all of action figuredom, so you’ll have to move fast if you want to get your hands on this bad boy as Sideshow has announced that pre-orders are now open for the Morbius Movie Masterpiece Series figure, delivering a […]

Movie Review – Morbius (2022)

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Morbius, 2022. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson, Michael Keaton, Charlie Shotwell, and Corey Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Apparently, the days of insultingly […]

It’s Not Morbin’ Time for Sony as Morbius re-release tanks at the box office

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Having been lulled into a false sense of security by the increasingly popular memes that have been circulating on social media the past couple of weeks, Sony Pictures decided to take advantage of the perceived interest in Morbius by re-releasing the Jared Leto-led Marvel Comics adaptation across 1000 screens in North America this weekend, while […]