Jared Leto Teases Another Killing Joke Reference for Suicide Squad

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Aug 10, 2015 10:56 am

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A video posted by JARED LETO (@jaredleto) on Aug 9, 2015 at 9:19pm PDT

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Jared Leto is certainly enjoying his tenure as the Joker of the big screen—this hasn’t been his first Killing Joke homage, and I doubt it’ll be his last.

For those of you who might not remember/may have blocked it out, Leto’s shadow is topped with a hat reminiscent of the one the Joker wore in The Killing Joke:

Whether this actually means Suicide Squad will take references from The Killing Joke remains to be seen, but with already being teased, maybe we’re in for a bit of Joker backstory? And hey, Affleck’s Batman is supposed to be pretty old. Maybe … we’ll have to wait and see.

(via CBR)

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.