Maybe: Jared Leto joining ‘Suicide Square’ flick as The Joker

Can’t just take a nice fucking Friday night off, eh? The Internet refuses to Stop. Like I’m trying to eat dinner and get ready to hang out with Rendar and this shit drops. Whatever. Okay. Jared Leto as Joker. What do you think? 1,2,3, go! I’m down with it.

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After the defining performance from Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight, it’s easy to understand why Warner Bros. and the team assembling DC Comics movies at the studio would be wary about writing a new Joker role for a new actor. But it is bound to happen — in fact, it appears to be happening, but not for the film you might assume. A new report says that the Joker may factor in to Suicide Squad, to be directed by David Ayer. And Jared Leto is the current choice to play him.

The Wrap reports that Leto is “circling a key role in David Ayer‘s “Suicide Squad” that could prove to be The Joker.”

(The report mentions that Ryan Gosling was the first choice to play the Joker, but that he wasn’t game for the contract required.)

Leto hasn’t signed to a new role since winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyer’s Club, and he was in pursuit of the leading role in Doctor Strange for some time. That didn’t happen (Benedict Cumberbatch is linked to the part, though Marvel has yet to formally announce him) and the Wrap says that prompted Leto to move over to Warner Bros.

Leto is a hell of an actor, and I think he can rock that unhinged steez. Hit me with your take.