NS: Suicide Squad's Joker getting his own film

[cyberghostface]

So fairly big news -- Variety has revealed that Jared Leto's Joker is getting his own spinoff. To clarify, this is NOT the same film as Scorsese's Joker origin film which is in its own continuity outside of the DCEU. 

Thoughts? Unlike a lot of people I don't hate Leto's Joker. If anything my main complaint was how little he was utilized in comparison to the main villains who were forgettable at best. That and I think the 'Damaged' tattoo and the capped teeth are pretty silly (but if Joker can get a new face after cutting it off hopefully it's not too much of a problem for a tattoo removal and some dental work). Acting-wise, however, I thought Leto was pretty decent with what little he had to work with. There's a lot of room for improvement but I think there's potential with the right director and script to do the Joker justice.

Comments

[bruinsfan]

I suppose the thinking is that panned or not, the movie made 3/4 of a billion dollars and Leto got the lion's share of the press coverage about a film that starred Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Whoever made the final decision must be of the "no such thing as bad publicity" mindset.

[cyberghostface]

He was also IIRC the most popular in terms of merchandise after Harley.

[bruinsfan]

Ah, that might be a big consideration for Warner Bros. then. IIRC, the Wonder Woman merchandise actually outgrossed the film itself last year. If Suicide Squad swag is anywhere near doing that, it might be worth bad reviews and critical panning to the parent company.

[kurenai_tenka]

Yeah, I figure it had to be 'money talks'. Magot was better received though, would have made more sense to focus on her... but also not surprisingly that they didn't.

[cyberghostface]

Except they’re already making a Harley film...

[kurenai_tenka]

My bad! :P

[sarahnewlin]

a Birds of Prey film

[cyberghostface]

With Harley as the central focus, yes.