Jared Leto's Joker Expected in Suicide Squad 2 & Gotham City Sirens

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Jared Leto ’s The Joker , which originally appeared in David Ayer’sSuicide Squadlast year , is expected to come back in future DCEU installmentsSuicide Squad 2andGotham City Sirens . Warner Bros. has been build up their DC Comics shared universe , the DC Extended Universe , since Zack Snyder’sMan of Steelin 2013 , but the superhero public truly launched in the director ’s 2016 followup , Batman V Superman : Dawn of Justice . The DCEU continue to expand inSuicide Squadand Patty Jenkins’Wonder Woman , to the point that all the major players forJustice Leaguehave been introduced - as well as peck of villains in the DC - inspired universe .

Suicide Squadin particular premise fan - favorite villains like Deadshot ( Will Smith ) , Harley Quinn ( Margot Robbie ) , and the Clown Prince of Crime himself , The Joker ( Leto ) - though the latter was n’t include on the titular team of anti - heroes . Now , amidst news of Warner Bros. launching a newfangled banner in the studio apartment to develop non - DCEU - interrelate adaptations of DC Comics grapheme , it ’s been affirm that Leto will reprize his use as The Joker in two upcoming DCEU episode .

InDeadline’sreport on the Joker origin story movie , the publishing mentions Leto"will reprise in the Suicide Squad sequel and the Harley Quinn spinoff . “Currently , neitherSuicide Squad 2- which does n’t have a directorattached - norGotham City Sirenshave confirmed release dates in the DCEU , though Warner Bros. does have a pair staked out in2020 for as yet unsung DC Comics pic .

Of naturally , Joker appearing in theSuicide Squadsequel andGotham City Sirenslikely wo n’t surprise DC fans , since the Clown Prince of Crime appeared in Ayer ’s first scoundrel team - up celluloid and the character is intimately tie to Harley Quinn - both in the comedian and in the DCEU . Still , even as of late as last month , Leto refused to reassert he ’d be inSuicide Squad 2or if he ’d beinvolved inGotham City Sirens , so it was ill-defined whether he would reprise his part in either films . Now , those who enjoyed Leto ’s portrayal of The Joker - which was divisive from the start , but did win over many fan - can hopefully look forward to the actor reprising his take on the character in future moving picture .

That said , Suicide Squad 2is still without a theater director andGotham City Sirensis still in the early stagesof development - and neither moving picture was include onWarner Bros ' DCEU slate at Comic - Con . So it ’s possible either or both moving-picture show will go through some creative changes before they finally hit theaters , intend Leto ’s Joker may not be involved in the net films that fans get to see . While it certainly make sense for The Joker to deliver forSuicide Squad 2andGotham City Sirens , Leto ’s actual succeeding involvement in the DCEU remains to be seen until Warner Bros. proceed onward with these particular entryway .