Jared Leto Downplays ‘Suicide Squad’ Drama & Affirms Long-Term Joker Commitment

The DC Extended Universe has had a busy week, but there is at least one constant in the franchise that’s left. After months of worrying, fans just got an update from Jared Leto about his future as the Joker, and it looks like he’ll be getting the last laugh.

Leto recently appeared on the radio show Kyle & Jackie O (via Heroic Hollywood), and it was there the star opened up about his work with DC Films. The hosts asked Leto about his rumored feud with Warner Bros. about the missteps they made with Suicide Squad, but the actor said those reports were blown out of proportion.

“No…There’s so much hype and bullsh*t about [what happened with Suicide Squad], but I think it’s just a fun thing to talk about. Even when the movie came out, there was so much misrepresentation about what went down, about the ‘method acting’ crap – it’s just that 90% of it wasn’t true, and you can’t even…It takes on a life of its own,” Leto said.

“It was an incredible experience, everybody was amazing. Margot Robbie [is] one of the nicest people – one of the best actresses I’ve ever worked with, and I really loved working with her,” Leto continued. “I thought the scenes of what we did together were some of the most fun I’ve ever had on a set before.”

Before changing topics, Leto also appeared to reassure fans about his long-term commitment to the Joker. The actor said “everything’s great” in his DCEU world and that he’s “really proud to be a part of it.”

Of course, fans learned about Leto’s reprisal of the Joker through other means as of late. Warner Bros. took fans by surprise by announcing two upcoming films starring the Joker. One of the projects is said to be a standalone, but the other will see Leto return with Margot Robbie in a Joker/Harley Quinn thriller.

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