In even more baffling DCEU news, Warner Bros. is looking to expand on Jared Leto’s version of the Joker, which debuted in 2016’s Suicide Squad, with a film of his own.
Leto is set to star and executive produce an untitled standalone film, paving the way for future movies branching from Suicide Squad. The details about the plot are being kept under wraps but the studio’s idea is to expand on the world created by Suicide Squad and tie into future installments of that property. Warner Bros. already announced that Margot Robbie’s version of Harley Quinn would be getting her own movie with a Birds of Prey feature, and the next goal was setting up a film for Leto’s Joker.
This should not be confused with Todd Phillips’ still in development Joker film. Phillips’ film would fall under a new origins banner that would be separate from the current cinematic DC universe. This new banner would allow multiple actors and versions based on the same character with no overlap, and WB has already booked Joaquin Phoenix to star in Phillips’ Joker film.
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It’s currently unknown when this film would go into production, as Leto and the studio will now search for a writer. It’s also unclear if this film would shoot before or after the previously announced sequel to Suicide Squad, which is believed to go into production sometime in 2019. It’s also unclear if the studio actually knows what they’re doing.
Am I the only one who was confused by his portrayal of the joker? I felt like the story of how he created the laugh was better than his performance in the film.