Answering The Big Questions About Jared Leto's Solo Joker Movie

<img src="https://https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Jared-Leto-Joker-Suicide-Squad.jpg" /><p>The surprise <a href="https://screenrant.com/jared-leto-joker-movie-suicide-squad-spinoff/">announcement of a solo movie</a> starring Jared Leto's version of the <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/the-joker/"><strong><em>Joker</em></strong></a> raises a lot of questions about where the clown prince of crime's film fits into the DC Extended Universe. Leto first took on the role in 2016's <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/suicide-squad/"><em>Suicide Squad</em></a>, which was a huge financial success, but received middling reviews and was just as polarizing as the other non-<a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/wonder-woman/"><em>Wonder Woman</em></a> DCEU entries. No aspect of the film was as divisive as Leto's Joker; taking up the mantle of Batman's greatest enemy after the late Heath Ledger was never going to be an easy task, but introducing him as a fairly minor presence in <em>Suicide Squad</em> was a baffling choice. The Joker really didn't even have a purpose in the main Enchantress plot, but was there to serve Harley Quinn's (Margot Robbie) character development, largely through flashbacks. Harley ended up being <em>Suicide Squad's</em> breakout character, and most proposed plans for the DCEU Joker's future are tied to her.</p><p>News that an unrelated, Martin Scorsese produced Joker solo film - <a href="https://screenrant.com/joaquin-phoenix-joker-origin-film-movie/">which may star Joaquin Phoenix</a> - was in development only muddied the waters further. Development on Leto's own solo movie at least shows that Warner Bros. believes in that version of the character and are looking to expand on it in some unconventional ways, but what exactly are those ways? The DCEU is in a state of creative flux at the moment, with more films in development than seemingly could ever really be produced, and some obviously contradicting the existence of others. We're attempting to look at the Joker film through that lens, and answer how it may end up fitting into the larger framework of DC's ever changing shared cinematic universe.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/jared-leto-joker-movie-questions/">Answering The Big Questions About Jared Leto's Solo Joker Movie</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/jared-leto-joker-movie-questions/">Answering The Big Questions About Jared Leto's Solo Joker Movie</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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June 09, 2018 at 01:06AM