On
August 5, 2016 we will see if Academy Award winning actor Jared Leto was able
to get out of Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger shadow, when he steps into the
big screen as Joker in writer/director David Ayer's Suicide Squad. At this time
it's unclear how his performance as the Clown Prince of Crime will be different
from the previous ones, but one thing seems to be clear, he will be heavier.
"Do you
mind if I eat a little?" Jared Leto asked Billboard during a recent
interview. "I'm trying to gain a lot of weight. It means I have to eat
every couple of hours -- and I'm terrible at eating a lot." It's worth pointing out
that the actor was eating vegetarian tacos, which I'm guessing is not the best
way for one to gain weight.
This
isn't the first time Leto had to change is weight to match the character we is
playing. For his role as Mark Chapman, the lunatic who assassinated John Lennon
in the 2007 Chapter 27 film, Leto gained 67lbs or 30kg, and for his Oscar
winning performance in Dallas Buyers Club, where he played a transsexual battling
with AIDS called Rayon, the actor lost 40lbs or 18Kg. For the Joker I'm not
sure how much weight he is putting in but I'm guessing it won't be a lot, since
the Joker is slim built.
Leto
also spoke about what attracted him to the role, and how he sees the iconic
character he is about to play.
"The
opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character -- that's what
graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?" Leto says. "[He's] this beautiful disaster of a character -- what a big challenge."
Opening on August 5, 2016, the Suicide Squad stars Will Smith (Deadshot), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Margot
Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (Joker), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang),
and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller).
Source - Billboard
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