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Jared Leto says a lot of his Joker scenes were cut from Suicide Squad

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Going by the way he was prominently featured in the marketing campaign, you’d be forgiven for expecting Jared Leto’s Joker to be one of the main players in Warner Bros.’ latest DC Films release, Suicide Squad. However, as it turns out, the Clown Prince of Crime is firmly a supporting player in the ensemble, and […]

Jared Leto on putting his own stamp on The Joker in Suicide Squad

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The Joker is set to make his DC Extended Universe debut in August as Jared Leto takes on the role of the iconic villain in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and the Oscar-winning actor has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about putting his own stamp on the Clown Prince of Crime. “The work that’s been done […]

Chris Evans and Jared Leto linked to The Girl on the Train

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the filmmakers behind the adaptation of best-selling novel The Girl on the Train may have found their leading men. Captain America star Chris Evans and Oscar winner Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) are in negotiations to join the cast of Dreamworks’ adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel. Emily Blunt (Sicario), Rebecca […]

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 […]

Suicide Squad: An update on the rat Jared Leto gave Margot Robbie as a gift on the set

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While experimenting with his hardcore method acting ways of capturing the essence of his characters, specifically The Joker’s insanity this time around, Jared Leto reportedly presented his co-star Margot Robbie (playing Mistah J’s equally batshit  crazy girlfriend Harley Quinn) with a rat, as a gift. Well, since June that rat has been living with Pacific […]

Jared Leto teases Joker transformation for Suicide Squad

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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) […]

Movie Review – 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 group of highly dangerous super-villains are forced to carry out secret missions for […]

Movie Review – 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 […]

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 […]