Zack Snyder And David Ayer Bonded Over Their Love Of Jared Leto In ‘Suicide Squad’

Of the three most recent actors to depict the Joker on the big screen, two won an Oscar: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. Then there’s Jared Leto. Many of his scenes in Suicide Squad were cut, either because he “brought so much to the table in every scene that it was probably more about filtering all of the insanity,” or “it just didn’t make sense” (guess which explanation belongs to Leto). The edgelord Joker, the one with the “damaged” tattoo, is not without his defenders, though.

Over the weekend, Justice League director Zack Snyder was asked, “What are your thoughts on Jared Leto Joker Would you have liked to see an interaction between him and Batfleck too” He replied, “I always loved him in the part.” David Ayer, who directed Leto in Suicide Squad, saw Snyder’s praise and quote-tweeted the interaction.