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Jared Leto On His Rumored 'Suicide Squad' Joker Role
8:41 AM PST 11/20/2014 by Graeme McMillan

Jared Leto has addressed reports that he’ll play the Joker in David Ayer’s adaptation of the DC Entertainment property Suicide Squad… by avoiding the question of whether or not the rumors are true altogether.

Talking to MTV News, Leto said “You know there's a film called Fight Club, my friends, and you know what the first rule is, don't you?” (For those who don’t remember the 1999 movie, that’d be the rule about not talking about Fight Club. To be fair, that’s also the second rule, so you could be excused for being confused.) “Nuff said,” Leto added, staring directly into the camera.

Speaking more broadly, the actor said that he has been reading scripts and weighing up a return to acting after spending time with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars. “There was this little event called the Oscars that basically changed my life,” he said (Leto won Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Dallas Buyers Club back in March). “I’m not really in a hurry to jump into another film unless it’s something I can’t say no to. I want to make sure it’s special.”

As special as playing one of the most iconic comic book villains ever created, for example? Of course, it’s possible there’s a rule that stops you talking about that. Suicide Squad is scheduled for release in 2016.

Jared, Leto, Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne will make up the all-star cast in Warner Bros.’ super villain tentpole “Suicide Squad,” it was announced on Tuesday.

Based on the DC comic book, the story centers on the team of super villains who are given a chance at redemption by the government. The catch: Their mission will probably kill them all.

The actors names had long-been rumored for the high-profile movie, which opens Aug. 5, 2016, but their deals and characters weren’t finalized.

Here’s the official cast/character list:

Jared Leto – The Joker

Will Smith – Deadshot

Tom Hardy – Rick Flagg

Margot Robbie – Harley Quinn

Jai Courtney – Boomerang

Cara Delevinge – Enchantress

“Suicide Squad,” directed by David Ayer and produced by Charles Roven, will begin shooting next April in Toronto.

According to insiders, Jesse Eisenberg is also in talks to play Lex Luthor in the film, a role he will first play in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” though the status of his deal is unknown.

“The Warner Bros. roots are deep on this one,” WB President Greg Silverman said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing this terrific ensemble, under David Ayer’s amazing guidance, give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero.”

Warners has always viewed this project as its “Oceans Eleven” to comic book movies and always wanted to load the roster up with top tier talent that compares to the ‘Ocean Eleven’ movies.

Warners still has the role of Amanda Waller, the character who oversees the team similar to Nick Fury in the Marvel universe, to cast before the film goes into production. The studio’s short list of actresses being eyed for the role includes Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Oprah Winfrey, whom sources say would be WB’s first choice for the part.

Really curious what direction they go with the costumes and tone of the movie.