Jared Leto On Transforming Into His Version of The Joker

Jared Let talks about becoming the Joker for 2016's Suicide Squad. Let me know what you all think in the comments down below, like & sub for more!!

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The Joker is a supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for his design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman.

In the DC Universe, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind and the antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance. He was introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor but became a comical prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before returning to his darker roots during the early 1970s. The Joker has been part of defining Batman stories, including the murder of Jason Todd—the second Robin and Batman's ward—in "A Death in the Family" (1988) and the paralysis of Barbara Gordon—the first Batgirl—in The Killing Joke (1988). Unlike many supervillains, the Joker does not have a definitive origin story, but various possible ones have been developed. The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane.

The Joker possesses no superhuman abilities, instead using his expertise in chemical engineering to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions and thematic weaponry, including razor-tipped playing cards, deadly joy buzzers, and acid-spraying lapel flowers. The Joker sometimes works with other Gotham City supervillains, such as the Penguin and Two-Face, and groups like the Injustice Gang and Injustice League, but these relationships often collapse due to the Joker's desire for unbridled chaos. A romantic interest for the Joker, his former psychiatrist and sidekick Harley Quinn, was introduced in the 1990s. Although his primary obsession is Batman, the Joker has also fought other heroes, including Superman and Wonder Woman.

One of the most iconic characters in popular culture, the Joker has been listed among the greatest comic book villains and fictional characters ever created. His likeness has appeared on merchandise such as clothing and collectible items, and he has inspired real-world structures (such as theme park attractions) and been referenced in various media. The Joker has been adapted in live-action, animated, and video game incarnations.

Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson are credited with creating the Joker, but their accounts of the character's conception differ, each providing his own version of events. Finger's, Kane's, and Robinson's versions acknowledge that Finger showed them an image of actor Conrad Veidt in character as Gwynplaine (a man whose mouth is disfigured into a perpetual grin) in the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs as an inspiration for the Joker's appearance, and Robinson produced a sketch of a joker playing card.[2][3]

Robinson stated that it was his 1940 card sketch that served as the character's concept, and Finger associated that image with Veidt in the film.[2] Kane hired the 17-year-old Robinson as an assistant in 1939, after he saw Robinson in a white jacket decorated with his own illustrations.[4] Beginning as a letterer and background inker, Robinson quickly became primary artist for the newly created Batman comic book series. In a 1975 interview in The Amazing World of DC Comics, Robinson said he wanted a supreme arch-villain who could test Batman, not a typical crime lord or gangster designed to be easily disposed of. He wanted an exotic, enduring character as an ongoing source of conflict for Batman, designing a diabolically sinister, but clownish, villain.[5][6][7] Robinson was intrigued by villains; he believed that some characters are made up of contradictions, leading to the Joker's sense of humor. He said that the name came first, followed by an image of a playing card from a deck he often had at hand: "I wanted somebody visually exciting. I wanted somebody that would make an indelible impression, would be bizarre, would be memorable like the Hunchback of Notre Dame or any other villains that had unique physical characters.

[CantinaTalkSW]

What do you think could have saved Jared Leto's Joker? Better Casting, Better Script, Better Design?

[CarlosAlexDanger]

I feel like it's more impressive to be able to turn a character on and off. Rather than have to live as the character

[jacobmcmahon]

Yeah they fucked up by supporting that

[veltealexander]

It's funny these people are trying to convince us that this is somehow quality stuff.

[Wooshey_Wooj]

He cared more about doing the stuff he heard Heath Ledger was doing behind the scenes than make a great film.

[Stumme-]

Why do people blame Jared for his joker? His performance was great, it was the way the character was designed and written that made him so horrible. The problem was he was a wannabe hip-hop gangster with face tats.

[Gilarious_Wolf]

I would have asked him what's batman's real identity?

[norbis]

I don't think the performance was that bad, it was just such a poorly written character it had no chance. Not to justify his cringe method acting.

[BipolarKricket]

Casting Jared leto for anything is a bad idea

[Karaka]

Yeah, Jared isnt necessarily the worst actor, but he has without a doubt the worst acting process ever. He "method acted" for the entirety of morbius as well, and that also was giga ass.

[NamasteTombadil]

In the Morbius movie on set he made people push him around so he could "be in the act". People shouldn't support that lmfao.

[mymusicaljesus]

NGL I was not a fan of his Joker at first, but I actually have come back around and think his Joker could have been fun to explore more. Despite the dumb tattoos, Jared's Joker was a pretty faithful and creepy adaptation.

Joaquin Phoenix is just riding the coat tails of Heath Ledger's Joker.

[makomadns]

This Joker gets a lot of hate but i think it was a decent take on the character. For one thing it was unique from the past 3 iconic live action versions from Romero, Nicholson, and Ledger. Hard to not just copy one of those joker versions. Also Ledger set the bar so high that it was going to be near impossible to make the next version as good. Still you got a modern club/influencer style joker that we hadn’t sen before.

[sauceboss]

He could’ve been a great joker. He was good in JL but he was really held back in suicide squad with studio meddling.

[batofkrypton]

Great casting. Jared is academy winning actor for reasons even looks like Joker but wasn't done well from a writting perspective, David Ayer admitted himself the tatoos wwre too much als

[fuelforthepyre_]

Hype him up as hard as you want... This was literally the ONLY version of joker out of 6+ people that have played him, that was flat out rejected and hated. I don't care how much of the scenes were cut. I don't care what "vision" leto had.... He did a SHITE job and absolutely butchered one of the most likeable villains ever, period.

[DewayneJohns-xx]

Heath ledger’s joker was legendary, Jack Nickelson great, Jared Leto was good, just didn’t get enough of him in suicide squad

[THE-SAMINATOR]

Would have been hilarious if he did the interview as “mr j” with the make up and everything but answer like j Leto

[NotTrollinbro]

Hadnt been so disappointed in a movie since spider-man 3. Had so much potential and just fell flat on its face.

[DominicDunton]

Bro The Joker seemed kinda important in the first like 40 Minutes of the Movie and then just disappeared only appearing in 2 flashback scenes and a shootout then randomly appearing in the End of the Movie