Jared Leto

[bankska22]

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Heath Ledger’s version of the Joker was incredible. Fans complained when he was initially cast, but he ended up giving a mind-blowing performance,. It was so good that he actually won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for it. When Jared Leto was initially cast in the role I thought it was a solid casting choice, but I didn’t envy him for having to follow Ledger’s legendary act.

As you know from what we’ve seen, Leto definitely made the character his own. His version of The Joker is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Leto talked about Ledger’s performance and how he felt about following it:

"Heath did an impeccable, perfect performance as the Joker. It's one of the best performances ever in cinema. I had met Heath before. I didn't know him well, but he was a beautiful person."

He went on to talk about why he felt it was ok for him to pick up the mantle of The Joker and bring the character back to life again:

"I think had it only been portrayed by Heath and it was never a comic book, maybe I would have felt that would be inappropriate. But I thought that given the history, it was OK. The good thing about other people having done this is that you know what direction not to head in."

The actor then discussed how he prepared for the role and how he wanted to become comfortable with acts of violence. Apparently he just watched a shit-ton of real life violent crimes on Youtube:

"The Joker is incredibly comfortable with acts of violence. I was watching real violence, consuming that. There's a lot you can learn from seeing it. Not every act of violence is committed with frenzy, either. I remember learning that. People can be calm. They've made their choice and go and do something, and it's not in a frenzy. It's methodical and sometimes even hypnotic and deliberate."

I know we’ve seen a good amount of footage of The Joker already, but fans are still incredibly curious to see him in his full glory in the movie and how different this Joker will be from previous versions. Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 5th.

[chouette]

I guess we'll have to see if he can remotely be as good as Heath Ledger. He certainly has big shoes to fill, but he can surprise us, who knows...

[Fogdude]

Sorry, guys, but I thought Heath Ledger's Joker was over the top & wildly overacted. I guess I'm just not a comics kinda guy. Just so you know, I didn't like Cesar Romero's Joker, either. Of all, & even though I generally don't like Jack Nicholson, I thought he did the best Joker.

[chouette]

Sorry, guys, but I thought Heath Ledger's Joker was over the top & wildly overacted. I guess I'm just not a comics kinda guy. Just so you know, I didn't like Cesar Romero's Joker, either. Of all, & even though I generally don't like Jack Nicholson, I thought he did the best Joker.

[ctaulbee]

even though I generally don't like Jack Nicholson, I thought he did the best Joker.

Oh my! such sacrilege! I'm... I'm... speechless, that you would say such a thing about the great one, I'll have to go meditate now, to calm my inner self.

[VincentLupo]

No question that Jack nailed it. In general I like Ledger but I could not stand to watch him as Joker. He was horrible. Of course I could barley stand any of the Dark Knight Trilogy so I guess he was a good fit in that way. Bad with Bad.

[Fogdude]

Thanks, Vincent! It took courage to buck the tide. I feel vindicated. That was exactly my take on Ledger's Joker.

[chouette]

even though I generally don't like Jack Nicholson, I thought he did the best Joker.

Oh my! such sacrilege! I'm... I'm... speechless, that you would say such a thing about the great one, I'll have to go meditate now, to calm my inner self.

Hope your inner self is all calmed down, lol

Personally, I had to stay longer in the hot tub tonight to calm my inner self, in that friggin' heat! Banks, a word... lol

[bankska22]

Lol fellas. I like them both.

[ctaulbee]

Personally I'm a big Jack fan and I did like his Joker the best.

I'm not a Nolan Bat Trilogy Fan and as Vince is aware, I have ranted on it many times lol.

[VincentLupo]

Yeah, I think CT and I are on the same page when it comes to the Nolan Bat trilogy.

[chouette]

I'm sorry CT, but you will need to meditate again to calm your inner self because I LOVED the The Dark Knight Trilogy!

[chouette]

Yeah, I think CT and I are on the same page when it comes to the Nolan Bat trilogy.

You can join CT with his meditation, lol

[ctaulbee]

I LOVED the The Dark Knight Trilogy!

[VincentLupo]

[bankska22]

Jack was cool