SUICIDE SQUAD: Jared Leto Teases Fans With "Killer" New Image

SUICIDE SQUAD: Jared Leto Teases Fans With "Killer" New Image

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) has uploaded an image to Twitter that could very well be a tease a kind of "Killing Joke" nod in some capacity in either Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, or Suicide Squad. Click the jump to check it out!

By Gutspinner - Aug 09, 2015 08:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad
Source: Twitter

Jared Leto will be starring in 2016's Suicide Squad (and rumours say that he will actually debut in 2016's Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice) as the Joker. Fans haven't seen much of Leto's take on the deranged foe of Batman yet, but what we have seen has definitely left fans divided about whether or not to expect great things from his version, but alas, this is something only time will provide resolution to. 

However, Leto has seemingly been embracing the role VERY enthusiastically (reports from fellow cast and crew members say that the actor is method acting to get the role spot on, a lá The Dark Knight's Heath Ledger), and earlier today, he released a rather mysterious tease via his Twitter profile. 
 



As you can see in the image above, Leto appears to be sporting the classic hat from Alan Moore's controversial, yet classic, Batman tale The Killing Joke, as well as shorts (this ones a bit harder to tell, but if you look closely, you can actually see the pants end higher up on his legs) reminiscent of The Joker's outfit in the aformentioned graphic novel, the shirt has short sleeves, and could definitely be the classic Tourist shirt Joker donned in TKJ. The no-caption nature of the image definitely leaves it up to the viewers imagination though as to what it all actually means, but here is a comparison of the image with one of Moore's Joker:

Of course, the photo could always just be of Leto taking a hike and have nothing to do with the DCEU at all, no one other than Leto really knows for sure at this point, but the possibility of this being a hint at a certain Barbara Gordon & Joker moment is pretty exciting. We'll know for sure next year, either when Batman vs Superman drops on March 25th, or when Suicide Squad drops  August 5th. Make sure to leave a thumbs up, and a comment in the section below.


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DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:29 PM
Oh Shit!!!!!!!!!!

staypuffed
staypuffed - 8/9/2015, 9:32 PM
Oh my god.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:33 PM
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:33 PM
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:35 PM
@DrKinsolving

DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:36 PM
@Gutspinner

[frick]ing Love It.

Holy Shit!!!!!!!!!!

Suicide Squad is by far my most anticipated movie of 2016
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:38 PM
@Gutspinner

Here's the photo straight from Twitter

Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:39 PM
@DrKinsolving

The Instagram video!! Haha love it, so random :D

To be honest, I wasn't excited for Suicide Squad when it was announced because I didn't think they would do it right, but every time something new about it comes out, I get more and more excited. 2016 is going to be an AMAZING year!
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:40 PM
@DrKinsolving

Thanks :) That wave though

@PlasmaSnake thats a screenshot from Arkham Knight, but thats EXACTLY what we want to see in the DCEU (minus the part where Batman is hallucinating it. We want the real deal!)
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:41 PM
@Gutspinner

Can't wait man. Ayer is an amazing director, and the cast is really talented

I also couldn't pick a better actor for The Joker

I have so much faith in Leto. Suicide Squad is going to ROCK
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:46 PM
@PlasmaSnake oh, sorry. I thought you meant the screenshot in your comment might be unrelated, but now I see you meant the tweet might be unrelated to Suicide Squad, yes? My bad, I misinterpreted your comment and thought you didn't know - haha sorry, I'm not sure how I muddled that up :P

@DrKinsolving

Yeah, the whole thing looks set up to be perfect. I never would have even considered Leto for Joker, but now that he is cast, it just makes SO MUCH GODDAMN SENSE! It was the same about Jon Berenthal as Frank Castle, too! But I think he is gonna rock as Punisher next season.
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:48 PM
@Gutspinner

Haha, Definitely

Leto is going to own the role

Can't wait





TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 8/9/2015, 9:53 PM
Please keep the Joker out of BvS. Really don't want him tainting the film.
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:53 PM
Bernthal** Damn Android keyboard :P

Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 9:55 PM
@DrKinsolving

*shows up at Suicide Squad premiere as Joker*

*halfway through takes everyone hostage and demands Ben Affleck take him on in a one-on-one fight*


@TheGambitFreak

So, not a Leto-Joker fan, huh?
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 9:59 PM
@Gutspinner

Haha, nah

I've been waiting for the DCCU to finally start for a long ass time though

Still can't believe it's finally happening
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 10:04 PM
@DrKinsolving

Yeah, I wasn't excited at first if I am being totally honest, because I thought it was just going to be "Batman! Superman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! Green Lantern! We own these guys, come see!", but they're actually giving us some of the lesser-known-to-the-general-audience properties, like Suicide Squad! Hell, we're even getting a friggin Justice League DARK movie!

The DCEU, the MCU, and the X-MCU (assuming Fox doesn't screw up what they've had going for them since First Class) are all a thing we get to experience! I don't understand why people keep going "one or the other", we live in AMAZING era of CBMs!! Its great!!!
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 8/9/2015, 10:07 PM
I still can't believe the originally wanted Ryan Gosling for the joker
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 10:08 PM
@Gutspinner

Fox is on the low end for me, especially after Fant4stic. Fox really seems to care the least about the CBM properties, their CBMs have always been hit or miss with me, FC and DOFP were good

I can't wait for more MCU, Civil War and Doctor Strange, and everything leading up to Infinity Wars

And, the DCEU looks amazing. I love how we might actually see that Joker/Todd scene and Affleck is Bruce Wayne/Batman. The DCEU is really treating us right and taking these characters seriously. 2016 is gonna be fun
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 8/9/2015, 10:09 PM
IT'S FROM THE KILLING JOKE!

I follow Jared on Instagram, and he IS taking some time off hiking. But the clothes he was wearing long sleeved flannel and full hiking gear. This is clearly him just having fun, but he IS wearing shorts, short sleeved shirt and a hat. It's clearly a homage to TKJ
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 8/9/2015, 10:12 PM
Ominous...
JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/9/2015, 10:12 PM
Guys... he goes on nature hikes and generally always wears this kind of hat. Don't believe me, add him on snapchat.

DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 10:16 PM
@JamesMann



JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/9/2015, 10:39 PM
@DrKinsolving

I am going to stab you with safety scissors I swear to god!
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 8/9/2015, 10:50 PM
@JamesMann

Haha

BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 8/9/2015, 10:58 PM
I felt like once it was said that Bruce Timm would make a Killing Joke movie, that it was a hint that events like that would have happened in the DCEU. So if that's a way to get diiferent things like that familiar to people, I'm all for it. Oracle really is awesome and would be of great use in the DCEU. Plus if Oracle exists, it allows for a Birds of Prey movie, which could be fun. Another thing is it means Cassandra or Stephanie will be Batgirl. Because I highly doubt WB wouldn't want to miss out on having Batgirl merchandise to sell. Because the female market for superheroes is getting a lot better, so why not go after that market too?
Mmmmurdock
Mmmmurdock - 8/9/2015, 11:08 PM
I don't think people understand what method acting is... it isn't living your life in character as most people suggest.
Zircon
Zircon - 8/9/2015, 11:23 PM
Ayer posted this on twitter a couple of weeks ago...out of the blue...interesting.

NeatoBurrito
NeatoBurrito - 8/9/2015, 11:23 PM
hope we get something included in batman v superman
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 11:31 PM
@Mmmmurdock yeah, its not always as extreme as people suggest, its just that all the big news you here about is method actors who DO devote themselves to the role to that extent, so people just always associate it with the extreme cases.

@BlackIceJoe Cassandra would be cool, I'd rather Stephanie be Spoiler, at least for now. Or if she IS Batgirl, I hope in the history of the universe she was at least Spoiler at the beginning.

@DrKinsolving

Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 11:31 PM
@NeatoBurrito yeah, but I want it to mostly be flashbacks and teases in regards to The Joker, I want Suicide Squad to be his grand entrance into the DCEU
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/9/2015, 11:35 PM
@Zircon yeah I saw that! Very interesting and exciting indeed!
Emblemmaniac
Emblemmaniac - 8/10/2015, 1:27 AM
I am sorry to break the hype, but he is on a trip with his band at the moment, so i would say that this is probably just a image from that rather then a Joker tease
Emblemmaniac
Emblemmaniac - 8/10/2015, 1:28 AM
@NeatoBurrito

Well the rumor is that Bruce will have a nightmare which we will se Jareds Joker shot Barbra as well as kill Jason
alibaba3317
alibaba3317 - 8/10/2015, 1:51 AM
???????? [frick]ing shit post
SuperCat
SuperCat - 8/10/2015, 1:53 AM
Pimpin'.

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