Fans probably heard more about Jared Leto's antics as
The Joker on the set of
Suicide Squad than they saw of the actor in the final film. Stories of Leto's method acting approach were plentiful, the biggest one being the "gifts" that he gave to his co-stars, reported to be anything from bullets to condoms to dead animals. As it turns out, Skrillex was also the recipient of such a gift when he filmed the video for "Purple Lamborghini" (from the film's soundtrack) with Leto and Rick Ross.
In an interview with
Complex, Skrillex said that Leto gave him the
“biggest dildo” he had ever seen and a
“bunch of weird s**t in a box.” A nonplussed Skrillex thanked the actor for the gift, nonetheless.
According to Skrillex, the music video was originally supposed to feature just him, intercut with footage from the film, but he wanted something different, and personally called Leto to ask him to appear as The Joker. “
[They] wanted to do a music video using me and footage [of Suicide Squad]. I was like, ‘No, I don’t want to do one of those.’ So I called Jared personally, and I really had to persuade him [to join].”
While Leto and Skrillex are friends, getting back into character as The Joker wasn't easy for Leto, and Skrillex was quite thankful he was able to participate in the shoot.
“He’s a really good friend of mine, but for him, giving me that Joker character is not an easy thing. He really went out of his way to be a part of that video. And getting Rick Ross in it—the timing was so last minute. Everything came together at the last minute. The director, the treatment, everything.”
About The Author:
Matt is a graduate of the Ryerson University School of Journalism, and has been a fan of superheroes since he picked up his first comic book issue as a child. While he works as a professional musician, Matt has a massive passion for comic books, films and heroes, along with participating in discussion and debate with the CBM community.