As Jared Leto is about to bring Morbius to life in cinema, the old Suicide Team and Justice League  thespian talks about whether or not he'd e'er play Joker over again in the DCEU. After COVID-19 related delays, Leto is less than a month away from returning to the comic book genre in Morbius, the latest installment in Sony'southward Spider-Man Universe. Similar to Venom, Morbius takes the iconic Spider-Human baddie into the anti-hero route as Marvel's famous Living Vampire makes his live-activeness debut. However, prior to his Marvel gig, Leto had already familiarized himself with the superhero genre through the DCEU.

Many actors have brought the Joker to life in various live-action projects over the decades, with Leto being one of them. Equally Warner Bros. was getting the DCEU up and running, the actor/musician landed the role of Batman'due south famous archnemesis in 2016'due south Suicide Squad. Prior to all the BTS drama that happened earlier and after the release of 2017's Justice League, the studio had plans to have Leto's iteration star in his own Joker picture and other DCEU projects. Instead, Joaquin Phoenix starred in a Joker origin story outside the DCEU while Leto's incarnation was phased out.

While Leto may be decorated with his new Marvel adventures as Morbius for the side by side few years, would he ever be willing to reprise his Joker in a future DC movie? In a new interview with Variety, Leto was asked direct if he's nevertheless interested in portraying the Clown Prince of Crime. In response, Leto is leaving the door wide open for Warner Bros. to give him a call, stating that he would never want to turn downwardly the opportunity to play a character that he gets attached to, including Joker.

"Never say never. For me, they're similar living, breathing people. I know they're not, of course, but I get attached. It'southward a shame to never do it again."

Fifty-fifty though Leto hasn't been dorsum for whatever DCEU films, Zack Snyder's Justice League had Leto cameo as Joker in 2021. Despite the fact that Joker was never part of Snyder's original Justice League plans, the director ended up calculation Leto prior to the cut dropping on HBO Max. While his render was brief, it left many eager fans wanting to see Leto'due south graphic symbol again, especially in a project with Ben Affleck's Batman. While Warner Bros. has stated that there is no program to go along the Snyderverse, it remains to be seen if that sticks following WarnerMedia's merger with Discovery. Depending on what the new leadership wants, there may exist interest on their end that includes revisiting Leto'due south Joker.

Suicide Squad and the Snyder Cut hinted about the all-encompassing history between Batman and Joker, including the death of Robin. It'southward also worth remembering that, likeZack Snyder's Justice League, there is an unreleased version of Ayer'sSuicide Team cut that includes more than of Leto's villainous character. With both unseen content and potential ideas for various projects, at that place is definitely more that tin can exist done with this version of Joker. As Leto is more than than game to revisit his Joker in future DC films, the ball is in Warner Bros.' court.

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