Anghus Houvouras on the web reaction to Jared Leto as The Joker… It’s been 24 hours since David Ayer unleashed his vision for The Joker. Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed, Marilyn Manson inspired take on the character has left hardcore fans perplexed. The reaction online has been a healthy mix of love, hate, and downright disdain. […]
David Ayer reveals Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad
Director David Ayer has released the first image of Jared Leto’s Joker from the third film in the DC Cinematic Universe, Suicide Squad. It’s a definite departure from Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning portrayal of the character… First impressions are often misleading, as many fans were shocked by the early behind-the-scenes photos of Ledger. No doubt these […]
David Ayer teases Jared Leto’s Joker from Suicide Squad
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, […]
Jared Leto teases Joker transformation for Suicide Squad
With production on Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad set to get underway, Jared Leto has taken to Instagram to tease his role as The Joker by posting an image of himself looking rather pale witht he caption “transformation begins”. Take a look… Suicide Squad is set for release on August 5th 2016, and sees David Ayer (Fury) […]
Jared Leto shows off blond hair cut ahead of Joker role in Suicide Squad
Jared Leto flew out to Toronto last week to begin pre-production for his role as the Joker in Suicide Squad which begins shooting in April. Director David Ayer recently tweeted an image of Leto cutting off his long hair and now the Oscar winner has shared a picture of himself with the new haircut, dyed […]
Jared Leto has his locks snipped ready for Joker role in Suicide Squad
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 […]
David Ayer calls Jared Leto’s Joker “majestic”; first look coming today?
The crew have all assembled in Toronto for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad as production is set to begin. Ayer has been tweeting out some of the set photos (which you can check out below) and also had some words about his new vision for The Joker. When a fan asked him to describe Jared Leto’s Joker […]
Viola Davis reaffirms Amanda Waller role in Suicide Squad
Viola Davis jumped aboard David Ayer’s Suicide Squad adaptation back in December, and confirmed herself that she was in talks for the role in January. Now, just for good measure, she’s reaffirmed that she will indeed be playing Amanda Waller in DC’s supervillain-centric tentpole. eTalk caught up with Davis during the 87th Academy Awards this past weekend, and […]
Jared Leto talks gaining weight to play “Shakespearean” Joker, calls him a “beautiful disaster”
Next August, Jared Leto is set to join Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger in playing the iconic villain role of The Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. In an interview with Billboard, the 30 Seconds to Mars front-man and Oscar winner talked about gaining weight in preparation for the role. “Do you mind if I eat […]
More details on Jared Leto’s Joker in Suicide Squad, “everyone is afraid of him”
We had some small news about The Joker’s role in Suicide Squad previously due to some early script leaks (he will take a Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs type role), and now we have some new details. According to the good folk over at JoBlo, the idea of The Joker in the […]