Jared Leto Says David Bowie Helped To Inspire His Joker

While chatting with promoting Suicide Squad, Oscar-winner Jared Leto was asked if he channelled [...]

While chatting with promoting Suicide Squad, Oscar-winner Jared Leto was asked if he channelled any musicians for his iteration of The Joker.

"I spoke to a writer and we discussed David Bowie a bit, not necessarily the music of David, but his class, his elegance, his timelessness," Leto told NME. "I don't wanna say who the guy was, but he's a famous writer in the world of DC [Comics]. Bowie was definitely one of the people we spoke about." He added, "I think David Bowie is probably an inspiration for almost anything you could do creatively."

Of course, David Bowie, the legendary entertainer, singer, songwriter, occasional actor, and pop culture icon, died in January of this year, losing his fight with cancer. He was 69.

Meanwhile, Leto was also asked if he'd be interested in spin-off film centered around The Joker. "Yes, I think that would be great to dive in deeper to The Joker and expand the story," he said, "and to learn more about this sick and twisted – but lovely – strange man."

It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself?

Written and directed by David Ayer based on the characters from DC Comics, the film stars Will Smith ("Ali"), Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club"), Margot Robbie ("The Wolf of Wall Street"), Joel Kinnaman ("RoboCop") and Viola Davis ("The Help"). The cast also includes Jai Courtney ("Insurgent"), Jay Hernandez ("Takers"), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ("Thor: The Dark World"), Ike Barinholtz ("Neighbors"), Scott Eastwood ("Fury"), Cara Delevingne ("Paper Towns"), Adam Beach ("Cowboys & Aliens"), and Karen Fukuhara in her feature film debut. It is produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.

Suicide Squad is now playing in 3D, and in 2D, and in select IMAX 3D theaters.

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