Birds of Prey
A newBirds of Prey ( And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)set photo discover the movie ’s Joker stand - in thespian has the same tattoo - mostly - as Jared Leto inSuicide Squad . As implied by its title , the DC film picks up presently after Harley and Mr. J have transgress up , forcing Harley to resist for herself on the mean streets of Gotham City . For a while , it seemed that Leto might be reprise his role as the Clown Prince of Crime opposite hisSuicide Squadcostar Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn , with the Oscar - winner teasing as muchon social media . But in the oddment , Birds of Prey ’s Joker was played by a stand - in only .
Director Cathy Yan explainedthe determination to not fetch Leto backas Joker onward of the motion picture ’s release , pointing out the film is about Harley " emancipate " herself from her ex - fellow and not the latter . Still , the character can be glimpsed from behind in a smattering of shots early on inBirds of Prey(namely , while Harley is reflecting back on her family relationship with him ) . As it turns out , the actor who stand - in for Jokerwas decently made up for the occasion .
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Twitter user and DC fanMikhail Villarrealhas posted aBirds of Preyset photo have the picture show ’s Joker stand - in actor during a break . As you may see below , he ’s clearly modeled after Leto ’s Joker and even has his facial tattoos … that is , hold open for the infamous " Damaged " one on his forehead , anyway .
reach you never get a straight - on shot ofJoker ’s face inBirds of Prey , there was n’t really any practical reason for the player who played him to have the " Damaged " tattoo . However , the film does include a shot that reveal part of the left side of his face ( which Villarreal include in the same tweet ) , so it make sentience the actor had one of Leto ’s tattoos in that sphere . Of course , Leto ’s Joker tattoo and general appearanceinSuicide Squadcaused quite the ruckus online when the first prescribed picture of the character neglect all those years ago . Still , sinceBirds of Preyexists in the same DCEU continuity as David Ayer ’s movie , it ’s good it maintained some persistence in terms of Joker ’s feel - lest it introduceanother patch mess in the larger DCEU .
As for Leto , it ’s not clear if the actor will ever play Joker again . It ’s already confirmed he wo n’t be back in James Gunn ’s continuation , The Suicide Squad , in 2021 . Furthermore , Leto was reportedly upset with Warner Bros. for gullible - lighting Todd Phillips ' non - DCEUJokermovie last class andtried to get it cancelled , making his takings to the role all the more unconvincing . Robbie , on the other manus , will be back inThe Suicide Squadandis presently filming her conniption . And whileBirds of Prey ’s disappointing box office runmeans a sequel is probably not going to find , there ’s a strong prospect Harley will return in a unlike spinoff down the line ( maybe evenGotham City Sirens ) . In that sense , her " emancipation " from Mr. J. has already been successful in more mode than one .
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Source : Mikhail Villarreal / Twitter
