Suicide Squad
Jared Leto allegedly sample to get Warner Bros. to stop the newJokermovie , but the problems surrounding his own version of the graphic symbol go well beyond that . Todd Phillips’Jokermovie is one of DC ’s most successful motion-picture show , having alreadypassed Justice League at the worldwide box office . And with a reported budget of only $ 55 million , Joker has become an enormous success , test that it was indeed a good bet for the studio .
Joker broke multiple October boxful office records , win the prestigiousGolden Lionat the Venice Film Festival , and is the national of serious Oscar public lecture , especially for lead-in actor Joaquin Phoenix . It ’s more than Warner Bros. ever could have hoped for , especially after their work with the DC enfranchisement get going through some major troubles - both critically and commercially . Some fans are hoping that Phoenix and Phillips will commit to more Joker adventures together , even though the film is explicitly a one - off non - canon venture .
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Whatever the case , there seems to be one human who ’s decidedly distressed with this development : Jared Leto . He , of class , starred as a version of the Joker in the DCEU , but in addition to having his scene trimmed down , his portrayal was n’t too well get . So it ’s understandable that Leto would n’t need someone else to take the theatrical role when he ’s barely had a chance to make his target .
Leto Tried to Inflate Joker’s Suicide Squad Role
When Leto signed ontoSuicide Squad , becoming the first thespian to take the office on in cinema since the late Heath Ledger , expectations were exceedingly mellow . How could they not be yield the cultural order of magnitude of the role and the Brobdingnagian legacy leave behind by Ledger and his Oscar - gain execution ? He seemed like a solid fit for the part as an Oscar winner himself who delight the transformative nature of act . The worldwide conversation aroundSuicide Squadimplied that Leto ’s Joker would at the very least be a prominent lineament in the narrative , and the promotional cycle surrounding it for sure helped to perpetuate that estimate . The marketing safari touted Joker as a major antagonist that the eponymic team should be scared of .
It ’s strange to recollect that , after all the hype , Joker is inSuicide Squadfor only about 10 minute . His role in the overarching story is so inconsequent that he could be removed from the moving-picture show and nobody would drop him , nor would his absence seizure have any impact on the narrative . give the mussy behind - the - scenes dramatic event that bechance with the film , including reshoots , severaldifferent edits , and attempts to drastically interchange the quality through taped - on esthetics , it ’s no surprise thatLeto ’s Jokerwas a fatal accident of this cognitive process . Leto himself hinted that major Joker scenes hit the cut - room floor and that , hopefully , they might release at some point in the future . That seems improbable now .
Warner Bros Wasn’t Thrilled With Leto’s Joker
In fairness to Leto , he ’s such a non - entity inSuicide Squadthat it can be tough and moderately unjust to compare him to other cinematic Jokers such asLedger , Jack Nicholson , and Joaquin Phoenix . It ’s understandable why he may feel slighted by the studio that allegedly promised him so much . Plus it must be frustrating to be promised the claim of being the one true Joker , only for Warner Bros. to make another flick that ’s more successful than yours and prefer by audiences . However , Leto did n’t exactly do himself any favors when he was makingSuicide Squadto endear the ship’s company or fans to his iteration of the Joker .
On top of the functioning itself being ridiculed for its gangster aesthetic and unthreatening mien , Leto ’s pseudo - method tactics for getting into character garnered him plenty of criticism . His most famed tactics admit terrorize his castmates with " gifts " that include sending Margot Robbie a live rat , bullets to Will Smith , and a idle Sus scrofa to the entire plaster bandage . Smith talked about how he never really play Leto during film since he was so focused on the fictional character , and that , couple with actors claiming they had psychologist on stage set to help with the darker shot , created a narrative of the movie being somewhat overblown and exhausting . When the film itself was recut and interchange to be more colored and comedic , all the hubbub over Leto ’s " grave " Joker felt even giddy . Audiences did n’t have much sentence for the committed method actor persona either and it only inspired further antic . AsTHRnoted , Warner Bros. allegedly " was n’t thrilled with these feat . "
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Leto Tried to Block Phillips' Joker Movie
Rumors had already purl that Leto , who encounter the Joker in 2016’sSuicide Squad , felt“alienated and upset”the tidings ofJoker . Reportedly , Leto attempt to stop theJokermoviein its entirety ; he went to nifty lengths , even talking to his music manager about it . Leto ’s main ill seem to have been that he felt Warner Bros. had string him along with promises of his own Joker place upright - alone title , only to jostle it aside in favour of Phillips and Phoenix ’s exploit .
Warner Bros. , in bout , seemed thwarted with Leto ’s piece of work inSuicide Squadas well as his behind - the - scenes antics . Leto has since change endowment agencies . It ’s a messy end to a brief but riotous human relationship that has only further punctuate Leto ’s reputation as the worst version of Joker on the big screen . The studio was n’t even 100 % enthusiastic aboutJoker . Warner Bros. thought Todd Phillips’Jokermoviewas a big risk and one that would n’t make much of a splash in price of commercial viability or fan charm , hence its small budget , which was actually meant toencourage Phillips to not makeJoker . It ’s doubtful they ’re mad about its staggering achiever now .
The Joker Movie Likely Killed Leto’s Time as Joker
It ’s highly improbable that Jared Leto will return to Warner Bros. to reprise his role as the Joker . On - set image from the production ofBirds of Preyshowed the shooting of a scene involving a stick out - in playing the Joker for what will probably be a very brief flashback since the picture show focuses on Harley Quinn after their breakup . Indeed , Margot Robbie being the breakout ace ofSuicide Squadover Leto belike helped to grease the wheel on that transition , giving them someone to craft the serial publication around over Leto himself . Plus , a core part of that film ’s tarradiddle isHarley Quinn liberate herselffrom Joker and everyone else that brought her down .
Even if Joaquin Phoenix never plays the Joker again ( and it ’s hard not to imagine that the success of the film has them thinking about throwing some money at him until he agrees to a sequel ) , it ’s safe to say that Warner Bros. is highly slaked withJoker . The reviews have been inviolable , the box business office grosses even more so , the awards seethe unprecedented for such a claim on their roster , and even the controversy environ it seemed to work out in their favour . There will be other Jokers , that ’s a guarantee , but the success of this film has given the character a stronger foundation for the future tense than Jared Leto ’s looping ever could .
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