'Suicide Squad' News: Jared Leto Met Criminals and Psychiatrists To Prepare For The Joker
Fans will have to brace themselves for Jared Leto's portrayal of The Joker in the upcoming DC film "Suicide Squad."
The iconic DC character The Joker has been portrayed by several actors, each giving a different take on the DC villain. With that, many fans have been curious on how Leto will depict the character in the upcoming film. According to Entertainment Weekly, Leto was able to share some insight about how he prepared for the role. He explained that he wanted to take a different direction in order to be at par with Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson's take on The Joker.
He said, "Because the Joker has been redefined, reinvented many times before. I think the fun thing about it is when people have done it in the past, there is some spirit of the Joker essence that they keep, but they either build upon something or tear something down and start again at the beginning."
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He explained that he even met real psychopaths to develop his character. During this, he also took the chance to speak to their psychiatrists in order to understand the mentality of the patients. Aside from that, he also interacted with several criminals who took part in questionable crimes. In addition, he added that he had fun learning new information for the role.
He expressed, "It was a transformative process. I guess when you take on a role, any role, you become part detective, part writer, and for me that's my favorite time of the entire process, the discovering, the uncovering, and the building of a character. Yeah, it's really fun."
It was stated that even the director of the film, David Ayers, commended Leto for his portrayal of the character and the work Leto did in order to achieve the role.
"Suicide Squad" is expected to premiere in theaters this Aug. 5.
