Jared Leto 'Proud' to Be Part of Suicide Squad

"Everything's great in that world and I'm really proud to be part of it."

By Matt Davidson

Jared Leto is more than happy to continue playing the Joker in the DC Extended Universe.

His recent appearance on the Australian "Kyle and Jackie O" show featured a segment in which he was quizzed on his involvement in 2016's Suicide Squad, which was notable both for his approach to the role—allegedly sending his castmates gifts including a live rat and a dead pig—and for Leto's vocal disappointment over the way the Joker was handled in the film's final edit.

When questioned about this, Leto brushed off what he referred to as the "hype" around the situation, and refuted widely-circling rumors that he was so disappointed with the finished product that he didn't want to be involved in future DCEU films, saying "90 percent" of the rumors of his on-set behavior were untrue and that the scenes he shot with Margot Robbie in particular were some of "the most fun [he'd] ever had on a set before."

To hammer home the point, he makes himself clear: "It was an incredible experience... Everything's great in that world and I'm really proud to be a part of it."

A Joker and Harley movie set in the DCEU is in the works, with Leto set to return alongside Margot Robbie. The film will reportedly be released after Suicide Squad 2, delaying the debut of the previously announced Gotham City Sirens movie.

Suicide Squad is available now on home release. The next film in the DCEU slate, Justice League, open in theaters on November 17.

Matt Davidson is a freelance writer for IGN who's more than happy to get some more Leto in the DCEU. Give him a follow over on Twitter!

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