Reviving The Joker after Jack Nicholson ’s soapy number in the original 1989Batmanmovie looked like an insurmountable undertaking . When Christopher Nolan cast Heath Ledger inThe Dark Knight , fans went nuts – no mode could the pretty son from10 thing I Hate About Youupstage the sinister , simper Nicholson .
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Today , Ledger ’s helter-skelter , Academy Award - winning performance is the gold monetary standard of on - screen villainy , and for a second time this millenary , resurrect the Joker sounds like an unsurmountable undertaking . That does n’t seem to faze Jared Leto , who brought the weightiness of Oscar gold to the set ofSuicide Squad , and his method act as hijinks to a maniacal interpretation of the Batman uncollectible guy . The cause behind the August smash hit seem so confident in Leto rival Ledger , or at least him slicing out his own spot in comic book movie story , that they ’ve hurl Joker into the spotlight just days before San Diego Comic - Con , the flake culture mecca . The above trailer is Joker in - your - boldness , in - your - business , in - your - summer - movie - docket .
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Leto count downright sadistic in the role . Whereas Ledger play things disquiet and mumbly , a kind of bazooka - summate Travis Bickle , Leto treats him as a true clown prince – terrifyingly jubilant . If you only saw his tattoo and gullible pilus , he could be the mixologist at the skinny posh cocktail bar . It only take a few knives , machien throttle , and the lure of Margot Robbie ’s Harley Quinn to curve him into a psychopath .
Suicide Squadarrives August 5 . And if Leto has his way , it ’ll be the offset of a long and frightening run as The Joker .
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