Things We Saw Today: Suicide Squad Director Regrets Joker’s Damaged Tattoo … Well, That’s a Start

I am still be haunted by 2016’s Suicide Squad, especially because I just recently had to watch the extended edition version where the Joker negs Harley so hardcore it was cringeworthy to watch. Margot Robbie, you deserved better.

The film’s director, David Ayer, who will not be back for any future Leto/Joker films (of which there seem to be two separate ones happening maybe?) took to Twitter and answered some questions about his film. One user asked if he regretted the “damaged” tattoo across the Joker’s head, a tattoo that was added, according to Ayer, because “it was meant for Batman after he smashed Joker’s teeth for killing Jason Todd, some people found it alienating. Originality and faithfulness to the canon are often at odds. Batman and Joker are my two favorite characters ever.”

Yes I have to fall on that sword. It was one step too far. https://t.co/WE80aWUTwy

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) September 24, 2018

Still, he admits it was a step too far. Well, I guess the first step is accepting there is a problem.

(via UPROXX, image: Warner Bros.)

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• Sci-fi queen Ursula K. LeGuin is gone but not forgotten, and the impact she left behind is best seen in quotes from the lady herself. (via The Portalist)
• After getting dragged over the internet, Disney has restored both Princess Tiana and Pocahontas to their original skin-tones in Wreck-it Ralph 2 after people brought up how much lighter the character had become in the 3D form. (via Indie Wire)
• My second favorite Trek captain is back and the man behind the leader shared a picture of him and the writers working on the show that is going to be every Trekkie’s obsession. (via TV Line)
• The best show you aren’t watching, Hulu’s Harlots, has thankfully been renewed for the third season, so go watch it! (via THR)

We made through the Monday!

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