There’s a lot of interest in Jared Leto’s take on the Joker, which will appear in the upcoming Suicide Squad. From images we’ve previously seen we know he looks manic and a bit scary, and now Empire has released a new cover which gives us a full figure look at Leto in character.
Here’s the synopsis: An all-star roster of actors has joined new action adventure Suicide Squad, bringing DC Comics’ super villain team to the big screen under the direction of David Ayer (“Fury).
The film will star two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness, “Ali, “Focus) as Deadshot; Joel Kinnaman (“Run All Night, “Robocop) as Rick Flagg; Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street, “Focus, upcoming the “Tarzan movie) as Harley Quinn; Oscar winner Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club, “Alexander) as the Joker; Jai Courtney (“Divergent, “The Water Diviner) as Boomerang; and Cara Delevingne (“Anna Karenina, upcoming “Pan) as Enchantress.
Ayer is also writing the script for Suicide Squad, which is being produced by Charles Roven (“The Dark Knight trilogy, upcoming “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Richard Suckle (“American Hustle). Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns are serving as executive producers.’
The film will be in cinemas August 2016.