Leto played the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad before Joaquin Phoenix took over the role and won an Oscar for his take on this iconic character in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Since there’s no connection between these projects, it’s not surprising to hear that Leto wouldn’t mind returning to the role if given the chance.

“It’s hard to say no to that character. There are a very few characters that you play that have absolutely no rules, you know, that you could just go to town with and it’s so much fun. I had a lot of fun with that character,” he explained during an appearance on Variety‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast.

Leto didn’t reprise the role of Joker in the Harley Quinn spin-off Birds of Prey, and he won’t return in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel. He’s expected to appear as the Joker in Zack Snyder’s new cut of Justice League, set to be released as a mini-series on HBO Max.

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The report states that Jared Leto’s Joker movie has been put on the back burner and priority has been given to the Suicide Squad sequel. Although Margot Robbie will reprise her role as the vexing badass villain in Birds of Prey, the character of Harley Quinn likely won’t return for Suicide Squad 2.

The report states: “The Suicide Squad sequel, meanwhile, is moving forward as a sort of soft reboot to some extent, and is expected to have a new cast of characters and avoid direct tie-in to the first film’s events. Harley Quinn is not expected to return, and James Gunn’s script will be a new approach and rethinking of the property.

“The Mad Love-type Joker and Harley Quinn film has also fallen by the wayside, as has the solo Joker project for Jared Leto’s version of the character from Suicide Squad. With Gunn on board as director, the film has plenty of room to bring a new flavor to the series and to the world of DC films as well.”

For fans of the “mad love” romance, this might come as disappointing news but it’s all for a good cause. The report concludes that despite a rocky couple of years, DC’s future now looks “brighter than ever.”

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This Joker standalone will feature the version of the character we had the opportunity to see in 2016’s Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer. One more Joker related project set in Suicide Squad universe is being developed by Warner Bros. and will see Leto and Margot Robbie teaming up for Joker and Harley Quinn movie.

Besides these two movies, Jared Leto is expected to reprise the role in various other projects based on the DC Comics’ villains and antiheroes. Warner Bros. is already working on Suicide Squad sequel with Gavin O’Connor serving as a writer and director alongside Harley Quinn standalone movie and Gotham City Sirens feature.

Reportedly, Leto’s Joker standalone movie won’t affect the Joker origin movie that was announced in August 2017, which will be separate from the DC Extended Universe. Todd Phillips will serve as a director for the project and will co-write the movie with Scott Silver while Martin Scorsese joins as co-producer. In February 2018, it was revealed that Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner to play the titular character in the movie.

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Leto played the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad before Joaquin Phoenix took over the role and won an Oscar for his take on this iconic character in Todd Phillips’ Joker. Since there’s no connection between these projects, it’s not surprising to hear that Leto wouldn’t mind returning to the role if given the chance.

“It’s hard to say no to that character. There are a very few characters that you play that have absolutely no rules, you know, that you could just go to town with and it’s so much fun. I had a lot of fun with that character,” he explained during an appearance on Variety‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast.

Leto didn’t reprise the role of Joker in the Harley Quinn spin-off Birds of Prey, and he won’t return in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel. He’s expected to appear as the Joker in Zack Snyder’s new cut of Justice League, set to be released as a mini-series on HBO Max.

The post Jared Leto Says He’s Open to Playing the Joker Again appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The report states that Jared Leto’s Joker movie has been put on the back burner and priority has been given to the Suicide Squad sequel. Although Margot Robbie will reprise her role as the vexing badass villain in Birds of Prey, the character of Harley Quinn likely won’t return for Suicide Squad 2.

The report states: “The Suicide Squad sequel, meanwhile, is moving forward as a sort of soft reboot to some extent, and is expected to have a new cast of characters and avoid direct tie-in to the first film’s events. Harley Quinn is not expected to return, and James Gunn’s script will be a new approach and rethinking of the property.

“The Mad Love-type Joker and Harley Quinn film has also fallen by the wayside, as has the solo Joker project for Jared Leto’s version of the character from Suicide Squad. With Gunn on board as director, the film has plenty of room to bring a new flavor to the series and to the world of DC films as well.”

For fans of the “mad love” romance, this might come as disappointing news but it’s all for a good cause. The report concludes that despite a rocky couple of years, DC’s future now looks “brighter than ever.”

The post “Suicide Squad 2” Plans to Drop Harley Quinn and the Joker appeared first on EverydayKoala.

This Joker standalone will feature the version of the character we had the opportunity to see in 2016’s Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer. One more Joker related project set in Suicide Squad universe is being developed by Warner Bros. and will see Leto and Margot Robbie teaming up for Joker and Harley Quinn movie.

Besides these two movies, Jared Leto is expected to reprise the role in various other projects based on the DC Comics’ villains and antiheroes. Warner Bros. is already working on Suicide Squad sequel with Gavin O’Connor serving as a writer and director alongside Harley Quinn standalone movie and Gotham City Sirens feature.

Reportedly, Leto’s Joker standalone movie won’t affect the Joker origin movie that was announced in August 2017, which will be separate from the DC Extended Universe. Todd Phillips will serve as a director for the project and will co-write the movie with Scott Silver while Martin Scorsese joins as co-producer. In February 2018, it was revealed that Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner to play the titular character in the movie.

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