David Ayer has unveiled the first look at Jared Leto as The Joker in the Suicide Squad movie. Check it out...
Well, this is certainly different. In honor of the Joker's 75th anniversary, Suicide Squadmovie director David Ayer unveiled the first look at Jared Leto as the Joker.
Check it out:
The Suicide Squad wishes you a Happy Anniversary Mr. J! #Joker75#SuicideSquad@WarnerBrosEnt@DCComicspic.twitter.com/LZXz0x947Q
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) April 25, 2015
This isn't quite what we were expecting, but in a way it makes sense. Keep in mind that the Joker of the newly minted DC Comics cinematic universe has been around the block a few times, and has presumably already had a career fighting Batman. Plus, from what we understand, he starts the film in prison, where he's probably been for awhile.
[related article: 10 Times The Joker Almost Nailed Batman]
The iconic purple glove is there, and the tattoos are pretty cool. Well...some of them are. The lettering on the "ha-ha-ha" recalls the font used in house ads for The Killing Joke, so that's something, I guess. At least I think that's where it's from.
If nothing else, this rather radical reinvention should help distance Leto's Joker even further from Heath Ledger's portrayal, as that's a hard shadow to step out of. The fact that his whole body is white would seem to indicate they're going with the "dipped in chemicals" origin, as opposed to the "mysterious psycho in runny makeup" backstory from The Dark Knight.
Here's another, slightly larger look at Jared Leto as the Joker:
The Suicide Squad movie opens on August 5th, 2016. It also stars Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The full DC Comics superhero movie release calendar can be found here.
