Did Jared Leto Try to Stop Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker' Movie from Getting Made?

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Did Jared Leto try to kill Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker' movie because he wanted his own? (via TooFab)

Instead, "Joker" has become an absolute juggernaut, coming in at number one its first two weeks and catapulting past $600 million at the domestic box office in just over two weeks.

Leto's frustrations reportedly began over the summer when his agents at CAA, who also represent Phillips, failed to tell him about the "Joker" moving in development. Leto subsequently left CAA for WME, though he has denied it had anything to do with any Joker-related projects. According to THR's reporting, Leto's performance and on-set antics may have hurt his chances at that solo film. "Suicide Squad" director David Ayer was reportedly not happy with the final results, which is why so much of Leto's joker wound up on the cutting room floor, while his in-character behavior on-set proved off-putting ...

In other words, while it's certainly a little premature, fanboys and -girls are free to start speculating on who the next actor to take on the green-haired maniac might be. As for Leto, he is still comfortably working with Warner Bros, currently filming John Lee Hancock's "Little Things," and he's already landed his next superhero gig, having signed on to play Morbius, the Living Vampire in Sony's expanding "Venom" universe -- which may or may not include Spider-Man someday.

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TooFab He was not at all good at being the Joker.

TooFab Maybe it’s because he sucked as Joker

TooFab probably not but it makes a good story. And if he was strung along then he would have a right to be upset. Getting your own film is any actors dream project. And means big $$$. So he would have a right to be bitter even if he were.

TooFab How did he try to kill it? I remember him saying he was a little pissed that they made another joker movie without really telling him

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TooFab There should be one w only him and Harley Quinn

TooFab Actors hating on other actors? Tell me something new!

TooFab jelousy among men is hanous

TooFab Gwen Stefani it’s your twin

TooFab Don’t care

TooFab What a knob. Someone tell him, his version was the worst and his performance sucked. Will that help?

TooFab He was not bad that's the character they wanted him to play.

TooFab WHO GIVES A SHIT. SO WHAT IF HE DID, AND WHAT IF HE DIDN’T. WHO IN THE HELL CARES.

TooFab Leto was good as Joker. Movie sucked.

TooFab So the legend goes

TooFab Worst Joker ever!

TooFab His voice was horrible to listen to.. How disgusting.

TooFab I think if he really cared about him playing the joker he would of fought to have more of a screen play in suicide squad

TooFab

TooFab Leto a good actor but he ain't no Phoenix.

TooFab I enjoyed his version of joker. I bet they are blowing things out of proportion. But super hero’s and villain are almost always played by several different actors. Especially Batman characters.

TooFab Worst joker ever

TooFab Leto is pathetic can’t come close to Phoenix joker

TooFab too late

TooFab Jared sucked at playing Joker

TooFab Did you guys just post this earlier today?

TooFab Jared made a terrible joker.

TooFab I hope so. JaredLeto solo joker movie would’ve been 🔥🔥🔥

TooFab Please end this joker fetish

TooFab Yes ... Totally!!! 🤡

TooFab Com’on Jared. Its confirmed theres like 3 different jokers. You couldve just been your own version

TooFab Leto sucked at Joker role.

TooFab Jared Leto sounds like a total primadonna here.

TooFab I’m sure there’s like a few hundred fans of Leto’s Joker, but in my personal opinion, it was horrible. It wasn’t even the Joker. It was a wack attempt at Ledger’s Joker with a weird mob boss twist.

TooFab

TooFab His joker was terrible!!

TooFab I slept through suicide squad. Leto is trash.

TooFab Joaquin was amazing..he would be hard to top

Well Jared's Joker was a joke

TooFab

TooFab We all know who the best joker was 🤡🎥💯

TooFab Everyone has their chance... JoaquinPheonix is beyond the perfect joKer

TooFab Jared Leto is the ultimate joker idc ! He should have gotten his own 😒

TooFab Don't matter, Joaquin is the best, hands down.

TooFab Jared Leto gives me the creeps more than the Joker.

TooFab Jealous much!?!? Sorry but the Joker that was green lit is the only Joker that should have been made, Pheonix knocked it out of the park! Leto loves himself more than the studios do!!

TooFab They didn't even give him a chance he was the only reason I wanted to see Suicide Squad then I found out his parts had been cut and he was in 2 minor scenes I didn't even watch it til it came on tv.

TooFab My guess was that they initially set him up in suicide squad for that to happen given he is much younger than Joaquin Phoenix so logistically it would have made more sense ... BUT his portrayal of the Joker was TERRIBLE and incomparable to Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger 🤷🏼‍♀️

TooFab I didn’t like his joker, but they 100% didn’t give his joker his own moment, just suicide squads. maybe, MAYBE if he did have his own movie we could’ve seen his full potential.

TooFab this the worst joker ever

TooFab He was a good Joke! Bad Joker!

TooFab Jealously is a bad bad thing Jared

TooFab Makes total sense. Even tho his joker was trash

TooFab And does it matter?

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