Rumors persist that DC/WB is looking at Jared Leto to play The Joker in Suicide Squad. Not sure how much of a role it will be.
On Monday, November 10, 2014 11:45:24 AM UTC-5, cwpreston wrote: > > http://collider.com/harley-quinn-suicide-squad-movie-margot-robbie/ > > Exclusive: Margot Robbie to Play Harley Quinn in SUICIDE SQUAD > > [image: margot-robbie-harley-quinn-slice] > > A few weeks ago, we reported that *Will Smith*, *Tom Hardy*, and *Margot > Robbie* (*The Wolf of Wall Street*) was close to signing on > <http://collider.com/suicide-squad-movie-cast-will-smith-tom-hardy-margot-robbie/> > > to *Suicide Squad*, a film director *David Ayer* describes as > <http://collider.com/suicide-squad-movie-details-david-ayer/> “*The Dirty > Dozen* with supervillains.” Hot on the heels of learning that *Jared > Leto* is being courted to play The Joker > <http://collider.com/jared-leto-joker-suicide-squad/>, we have now > learned from sources that Robbie will play Harley Quinn. For those who > don’t know the character, she was introduced in *Batman: The Animated > Series* as the Joker’s girlfriend/henchwoman, and has gone on to become a > popular rogue/anti-hero in her own right. This will be the first time the > character has ever been portrayed on the big screen. > > Hit the jump for more. *Suicide Squad* > <http://collider.com/tag/suicide-squad> opens in 2016. > > [image: harley-quinn-joker-alex-ross] > <http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/harley-quinn-joker-alex-ross.jpg>Comic > > book fans know Harley Quinn by name, but the average moviegoer might look > at her and wonder, “Why did they create a female Joker?” Her origin is > tied in with the Clown Prince of Crime, and while I don’t know how far > *Suicide > Squad* will delve into their history, it’s necessary to have the two > together. > > I’m a big fan of Harley Quinn, and I’ll be the first to admit that’s kind > of fucked up since she relishes her an abusive relationship. She’s another > one of the Joker’s sick jokes since she was a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum > (her real name is “Harleen Quinzel”) who tried analyzing the Joker, and he > psychologically manipulated her into being infatuated with him. The best > Harley Quinn stories have managed to balance both the tragedy of her > situation with the character’s lighthearted nature. > > As for Robbie, I don’t know if she’s a good fit because I don’t know how > they’re writing the character for the movie. Is she supposed to be > “grounded”? How do you re-dress a character who first appeared wearing a > jester’s hood, white pancake makeup, and a black-and-red leotard? I’m sure > it’s possible; I’m just curious to see how they’ll handle it. > > No matter the depiction (and I assume it will be reasonable and not this > <http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/5/55328/2232575-new52.jpg>), > casting Robbie is a smart move on the production’s part. She got people’s > attention with *Wolf of Wall Street*, and with upcoming roles in *Focus* > <http://collider.com/tag/focus>, *Tarzan* <http://collider.com/tag/tarzan>, > *Z for Zachariah* <http://collider.com/tag/z-for-zachariah>, and *The > Taliban Shuffle* <http://collider.com/tag/the-taliban-shuffle>, she > should be a bigger name by the time *Suicide Squad* rolls around. > > [image: margot-robbie-harley-quinn-suicide-squad-movie] > <http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/the-wolf-of-wall-street-margot-robbie.jpg> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
