Jared Leto is the new Joker! So what can we expect?

Jared Leto is the new Joker!

So what can we expect?

 It's recently been anounced that Jared Leto will portray The Joker in Director David Ayer's "Suicide Squad" film. Starring along Will Smith and Margot Robbie, Leto will be the first actor to play The Joker since Heath Ledger's Oscar winning performance in the 2008 monster-hit "The Dark Knight". Since the announcement we've had a few tid-bits released and so far so good! It seems Jared Leto is keen to make sure he puts his personal stamp on the iconic character.

“Jared wants to make sure his Joker is not only something the fans will love, but he doesn’t want to step on the toes of Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger,” an insider tells Hollywood Life. “He wants to make the character completely his own. He knows that this role may be his most difficult ever, but he is confident that he will make his version of the Joker the best. This Joker will be more cerebral and comedic than what we have seen before, nobody should expect a copycat version. It’s going to be awesome!”

Heath Ledger's turn as The Joker earned him a posthumous Oscar

Leto's star is certainly in the ascendancy after he bagged an Oscar for his fantastic performance in "Dallas Buyers Club". The announcement hasn't been met with the same backlash as Heath Ledger's was and hopefully this is a good indication that Warner Bros have found the right man for the job. Leto has described the character as "majestic" and likens the comic book source material to Shakespeare, already we can see how seriously the Actor is taking the role.

Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club"

Much has been made of how Leto will look as The Clown Prince of Crime on screen. Thanks to social media outlets, Leto's most recent haircut, pictured below, has been taken as gospel for The Joker having bleach blonde hair. We're fairly sure here at Cape and Cowl that the bleached look is just to make the eventual green dye stick during shooting. Of course it could just be another outlandish haircut from Leto himself, let's not forget he fronts rock band 30 Seconds To Mars

To dye or not to dye...

So what do you guys think? Will Leto be able to escape the shadow of Heath Ledger? We certainly help so! "Suicide Squad" bows August 5th 2016.