Jared Leto Returning as The Joker in Snyder Cut’s ‘Justice League’
Jared Leto gave his take on the Clown Prince of Crime for Suicide Squad, the third DC Extended Universe movie, and fans have had mixed feelings about his portrayl. While Joker was frequently mentioned in this year’s Birds of Prey, Leto has been missing but now he’s set to return to the role for HBOMax’s Justice League, also known as The Snyder Cut.
It was previously announced that Leto wass set to reprise his Clown Prince of Crime in a solo Joker movie. However, little has come of that since the announcement. The solo Joker film would be set within the DC Extended Universe. This is the same universe as Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. This project would have expanded the universe but it has fallen off the map. Plus, given the success of the other standalone Joker film, having Leto star in one, now, would just feel a bit off.
The upcoming HBO Max miniseries, informally known as The Snyder Cut, is currently in the midst of shooting new footage, and THR is reporting that Jared Leto is involved with this. What’s interesting about this is that not only was Jared Leto’s Joker nowhere to be seen in the theatrical version of Justice League. However, Snyder’s film continues to grow in stature and DC mythology, as there have been a ton of rumored appearances of characters throughout the DCEU.
Leto’s Joker was originally introduced in Suicide Squad and then teased in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with the Robin memorial in the Batcave that indicated that Joker had killed Robin.
Leto’s now starring in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel as Morbius. That film is set to arrive in 2021. Let’s hope that we get to see more of Leto’s Joker beyond the upcoming Snyder Cut film!
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I love Leto’s Joker! He’s current. The most recent Joker movie was horrible. I don’t see why people liked it. I would love to have seen Leto in that one.