Jared Leto Reacts To Joaquin Phoenix's Joker
34,652Jared Leto Doesn’t Want To Pass Over The Joker Torch
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Todd Phillips’ JOKER has been divisive and controversial. But there is one thing people can agree on about the movie: Joaquin Phoenix. His role garnered praise from all corners, except from Jared Leto. He’s pissed off.
His version of the Joker was less of a success (commercially and critically) and, after Phoenix’s version was so well-received, Warner Brothers scrapped what were going to be Leto’s solo sequels and spin-offs. Needless to say, this isn’t sitting well with Jared, who has expressed his discontent over the past week. But, as you’ll see, he started it.
Back when he played the Joker, Leto treated his coworkers to a barrage of unwanted gifts. These include dead and live animals as well as soiled contraception devices. Popular consensus, though, was that the means didn’t justify the disappointing ends.
Leto disagrees and describes how much of his role was cut from the 2016 movie, a decision that he believes was detrimental to his character and the movie at large. With Warner Bros’ announcement that Leto would not be cast in more Joker films, he has apparently responded with bitterness. Even before then, he tried to get the Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix project scrapped, without success.
Today we’ll be sifting through Leto’s possible motivations for being so against Phoenix’s Joker and the studio that produced. There is a lot to cover here, so buckle up. From Gucci to the Prime Minister of Canada, to good old-fashioned resentment, we’ll get through it all, together.
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