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Jared Leto might actually be paid to wear mascara and vanilla-brushed mascara.
The Oscar Winning star of “Dallas Buyers Club” is reportedly top pick (on “top pick under Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Michael Fassbender”) to wear the purple underoos of Gotham City rogue The Joker, according to The Wrap.
Leto would inherit the role made statue-commendable by Austopian Heath Ledger (in “The Dark Knight”) in David Ayer’s recently announced “Suicide Squad” movie.
Ryan Gosling had been approached to play the role of the smiling assassin, but didn’t like the idea of having to sign on for multiple movies.
Leto’s obviously a comic book movie fan. Word is, he was up for “Doctor Strange” over at Marvel but lost out to fellow thesp Cumberbatch. When that gig went away, he rang the doorbell at Marvel..who made him this offer.
“Suicide Squad” teams DC’s best supervillains – including Lex Luthor, played by “Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice” star Jesse Eisenberg – as they go on missions for the government. Yep, just like that episode of “Arrow” a few weeks ago. It’s assumed the government don’t much give a shit if any of these “villains” don’t make it at the end of the day, as long as they get their… whatever they want (Melissa McCarthy nudie pictures, maybe?).
The ferociously foxy Margot Robbie is said to be in talks to play a role (she’s been rumoured as Harley Quinn, The Joker’s missus) as is Tom Hardy, who’d reprise Mad Max for the film… or not. I dunno who he’s playing. Maybe that Hawaiian-shirt wearing dude from “Inception”, again?
The original draft for “Suicide Squad” – written by Justin Marks of “Street Fighter : Legend of Chun-Li” (oh fuck no) fame – apparently didn’t feature The Joker, but Warners and Ayer have managed to work the character into proceedings. An upcoming revision of the script by “Fury” helmer Ayer will weave the clown prince of Crime into the story.
