SUICIDE SQUAD Director Says Jared Leto's Joker Performance Was "Ripped Out Of The Movie"

SUICIDE SQUAD Director Says Jared Leto's Joker Performance Was "Ripped Out Of The Movie"

Suicide Squad director David Ayer has already commented on the fact that most of Jared Leto's scenes wound up being cut, and he's now shown support for a campaign to see the actor return as The Joker...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 03, 2020 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad

It's common knowledge that Jared Leto shot several scenes as The Joker that never made it into the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad, but director David Ayer has now revealed that a lot more of the Clown Prince of Crime was left on the cutting room floor than we realized.

Responding to a Tweet which drew attention to a campaign for Leto to reprise the role (yes, he does have his supporters), Ayer said that "no one has seen his performance" because it was "ripped out of the movie."

We knew Leto's Joker originally had a more substantial role in the film, but this definitely seems to suggest that the much-discussed helicopter crash sequence that would have taken place before the final battle may just be the tip of the iceberg.

Ayer has already made it clear that his original version of the Suicide Squad ever seeing the light of day is highly unlikely, but if Zack Snyder's Justice League is a massive success for HBO Max, the studio might be persuaded to allow the filmmaker to revisits the film at some point.

What do you guys think? Would you be interested in seeing more of Jared Leto as The Joker? Let us know in the comments.

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KWilly
KWilly - 6/3/2020, 4:41 AM
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/3/2020, 4:41 AM
Sure it was.
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 6/3/2020, 5:45 AM
@RageDriver2401 -
inkniron
inkniron - 6/3/2020, 6:29 AM
@JaKBaLLTV - He knew better than to [frick] with those OGs.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/3/2020, 8:22 AM
@JaKBaLLTV -

MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/3/2020, 4:44 AM
Can't change the fact that his appearance and design was one of his worst aspects.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/3/2020, 4:46 AM
No one has seen his performance.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 6/3/2020, 4:46 AM
Why would you need to see more of Leto Joker when you can watch two Oscar winning Joker performances?

tmp3
tmp3 - 6/3/2020, 5:24 AM
@WakandanQueen - Seriously. When Leto bombs in Morbius I wonder what the excuses will be.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/3/2020, 5:25 AM
Also just remembered he tried to cancel the Joaquin Joker film, lmfao
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 6/3/2020, 4:49 AM
Warner Bros should give their money on BLM donations instead of extended cuts
Kyos
Kyos - 6/3/2020, 4:49 AM
rebellion
rebellion - 6/3/2020, 4:49 AM
We saw enough. Maybe he had more scenes but his acting was terrible. The mannerisms, the voice... lets not pretend like there wasnt enough in the film to bring up the only logical conclusion - he was miscast.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/3/2020, 4:52 AM
Although Leto's performance was a pretty solid translation of an actual ''Clown Prince of Crime'' and Leto himself is a good actor doesn't mean that this version of the Joker was any good.

I can see how there is a demand for the Snyder version of Justice League, as it was a pretty unique take on the source material (even though personally I'm not a fan of it) that was heavily altered by the theatrical cut, there is no need for an Ayer cut. It would just be more of the same average movie we already got.

TLDR: An Ayer version of Suicide Squad would just be more of the same mediocre shit we already have, including an uninteresting Joker
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