James Gunn explained why he believes Jared Leto’s Joker doesn’t need to be included in The Suicide Squad.
David Ayer’s Suicide Squad introduced the Joker to the DC Extended Universe with Academy Award winner Jared Leto as the new Clown Prince of Crime. While audiences had mixed reactions to Jared Leto’s portrayal of the Joker, there are a few fans who are wondering if the classic DC villain will return for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
While there remains some uncertainty regarding whether James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is a sequel or reboot to the first film, the cast for the upcoming DC feature includes a handful of returning favorites such as Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller. During a Q&A session through James Gunn’s official Instagram Stories feed, the filmmaker addressed one fan who asked how he could justify excluding Jared Leto’s Joker from the list returning characters in The Suicide Squad:
“No one but me and a few others know all the characters in the movie, but if the Joker isn’t in the film, I don’t think it would be strange as he isn’t a part of the Suicide Squad in the comics.”
Do you think Jared Leto’s Joker should be part of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad? Do you think there’s any significance to the fact that James Gunn’s did not outright state Jared Leto’s Joker was not part of the cast? Let us know your thoughts below!
The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. James Gunn is expected to deliver on the fresh take on the Suicide Squad in his upcoming movie.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, and Michael Rooker.
The Suicide Squad will be released in theaters on August 6, 2021. Stay tuned for the latest news regarding Jared Leto’s Joker and the James Gunn movie.
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