Jared Leto in full costume as his “Suicide Squad” character Joker!
Jared Leto is featured in the latest issue of Empire magazine to promote the upcoming Warner Bros. release of Suicide Squad. Above, Leto gives a final look at his Joker character, and talks about the struggles he had playing the difficult role alongside Cara Delevingne, Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Mentally and physically, Jared essentially explained it was the most physically and mentally demanding things he’s ever done in his life – which Jack Nicholson’s claims of being the only actor ever to properly live as the clown character in reality may still be true.
Take a look at the updated Joker above and his conversation below with comicbookmovie.com
“I was just thinking that the Joker would probably just say, ‘Fuck you,’ and hang up. There was definitely a period of…detachment. I took a pretty deep dive. But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn’t imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing those psychological games. But at the same time it was very painful, like giving birth out of my prick hole. I always get the sense that The Joker may be much older than people think. It’s something different. If you don’t break rules, you’re not going to strike new ground. I think I’ll be cooling down for the rest of my life.”
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