Jared Leto Reflects On Snyder's Justice League Joker & Batman Scene
Jared Leto reflects on his Zack Snyder's Justice League Joker scene and his memorable encounter with Ben Affleck's Batman. After the poorly received Justice League theatrical cut released in 2017 after being reworked by director Joss Whedon, fans campaigned for Snyder, the original director, to be allowed to return and finish his version of the film. Warner Bros. ultimately caved to the demands and Snyder was given a hefty sum of money to finish what would eventually become Zack Snyder's Justice League. The film, which was released last spring on HBO Max, still proved somewhat divisive with critics, but was a big hit with audiences.
Zack Snyder's Justice League includes a host of new scenes, one of the most memorable being a moment towards the end between Batman and the Joker. After first being introduced in the critically panned Suicide Squad in 2016, Leto's Joker returns in one of Batman's nightmare sequences, with the two finally coming face-to-face and having a discussion in an apocalyptic wasteland. While the scene would mark the last time Leto appeared as the Joker, the actor isn't done with superhero fare just yet, starring in the new Sony movie, Morbius.
In a new interview with ComicBookMovie.com, Leto reflects on his time on Snyder's movie and shooting the fan-favorite scene with Affleck's Batman. He calls working with Snyder "a beautiful thing" and says that he "loved the opportunity" to get to revisit the character. Check out Leto's full comment below:
It was great. Working with Zack is a beautiful thing. I adore him. I really loved the opportunity. It was really special and I enjoyed it a lot. It’s a unique thing to have been part of DC and to now have been part of Marvel. It’s pretty amazing.
Leto's comments come amidst renewed calls from fans to "restore the Snyderverse" and give the director the opportunity to continue the story threads he established in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Zack Snyder's Justice League. Other Zack Snyder's Justice League actors have also praised the director and their time working with him, including Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Ray Fisher. Recently, Ray Porter, who voiced Darkseid in the film, even expressed hope that the Snyderverse may one day continue.
There have now been a handful of very talented actors who have played the Joker, including Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, and, most recently, Barry Keoghan. Leto's portrayal of the character is relatively divisive, with some blaming the poor reception of his version on the poor quality of Suicide Squad as a whole. It remains to be seen whether he will get to work with Snyder again and reprise his role as the Joker, but at the very least, it seems like the Morbius actor enjoyed the opportunity to go back and redeem himself with a memorable scene with Affleck's Batman in Zack Snyder's Justice League.
Source: ComicBookMovie.com