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What You Didn’t Hear About Those Jared Leto Joker Pranks During ‘Suicide Squad’
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What You Didn’t Hear About Those Jared Leto Joker Pranks During ‘Suicide Squad’

(Warner Bros. Pictures) At this point, it seems like one of the most minor characters in 2016’s Suicide Squad had a bigger impact than the movie did, despite its billion dollar gross. Jared Leto’s performance as a tattooed and chaotic Joker earned him a reputation as something between an overly indulgent method actor and a crazed jerk. It was hard to find anyone talking about the movie’s mediocrity in the face of Leto’s supposed on-set pranks. Tweets and tabloids argued that the actor was giving disgusting presents to cast and crew during the movie’s production. These “gifts” allegedly ranged from animal corpses to used condoms — not exactly your typical Hollywood gift bag. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag....
James Gunn in Talks to Take on “Suicide Squad 2”
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James Gunn in Talks to Take on “Suicide Squad 2”

“Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn is in talks to write “Suicide Squad 2,” jumping ship from Marvel to DC. Gunn’s deal was made “with an eye to direct” the Warner Bros. film, which is expected to be a completely new take. Gunn helmed the first two “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies, but was fired from the franchisethis summer following the re-emergence of old, offensive tweets joking about pedophilia and rape. The studio had been developing “Suicide Squad 2” with “The Accountant” director Gavin O’Connor, who came on board a year ago, but is no longer attached. O’Connor fell off after the Harley Quinn spinoff, “Birds of Prey,” ended up having a near-identical plot to what he had planned for the “Suicide Squad” sequel. Sony announced on Monday that it moved Gunn’s “B...