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Jared Leto won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing Rayon, a trans woman with HIV, inDallas Buyers Club. TheMr. Nobodyactor, known for his method acting, shed 13 kg for this role and waxed his entire body. Before his Oscar win, Leto made an impression with his exceptional but harrowing portrayal of a drug addict inRequiem for a Dream. His commitment reached new heights when he took up the role of The Joker in the DCEU movie,Suicide Squad.
ThePanic Roomactor was reportedly in character the whole time for the movie, and Will Smith, who played Deadshot, revealed that he never met the real Jared Leto on set. However, some cast accounts suggest that Leto might have gone too far with his antics on set.
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Jared Leto Sent Horrific Gifts To HisSuicide SquadCo-Stars
Jared Letojoined the ranks of great actors who have played the Joker, following the likes ofJack Nicholson,Heath Ledger, and laterJoaquin Phoenix. Leto added a touch of Shakespearean flair to the character, even listening to gospel music in character. However, theHouse of Gucciactor took method acting to the extreme and reports emerged that he became a nuisance for the cast ofSuicide Squad.
Leto humiliated himself by sending unorthodox gifts to his fellow cast members. He sent a live rat toMargot Robbie, who played Harley Quinn. Robbie, being the wild Australian she is, kept the rat as a pet until her landlord discovered it. Another co-star of theMorbiusactor,Viola Davis, who played Amanda Waller, shared that a henchman sent by theThirty Seconds to Marssinger brought a dead pig into the rehearsal room.
Leto admitted to these pranks in an interview with E! News, explaining that The Joker was a villain who never respected boundaries and did things that sent a shocking surprise to his adversaries. He even disclosed that he sent some cast members anl beads and used cndoms. When asked about the horrific gifts, Leto shared withE! News:
“Don’t forget the anl beads. And the used cndoms. I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there. The Joker is somebody who doesn’t really respect things like personal space or boundaries.”
His comments on sending used cndoms received backlash especially since theFight Clubactor was well aware of HIV-related issues, after hisDallas Buyers Clubrole. However,David Ayer, the director of the film, cleared the air about the“used cndoms”remark.
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David Ayer And Jared Leto Tried Some Damage Control After His Antics Got A Bad Rap
After Jared Leto himself opened up about his on-set behavior, his remarks raised a few eyebrows. David Ayer came in defense of Leto and shared that theChapter 27actor never did anything harmful on set. He clarified that there were no used c*ndoms on set, but admitted that he was mortified by Leto’s actions. TheFurydirector toldThe Rolling Stone:
“Look, they weren’t used condoms. Let’s be real here. They’re removed from their packages, but it wasn’t actually used. And, of course, I was mortified. Like, ‘Jared, put that stuff away – get that out of here, what are you doing?’”
Jared Leto also later shared that the seemingly horrific pranks were all taken in a playful spirit by the cast ofSuicide Squad.The Little Thingsactor stressed that he never went too far with any of his pranks and all pranks were filmed by the crew. The pranks, according to Leto, were received with fun and laughter. TheAlexanderactor reasoned that if he had done something risky, he would have been fired from the movie. Leto shared withEW:
“There were no used condoms […] Any of the very few gifts that were ever given were given with a spirit of fun and adventure and received with laughter, fun, and adventure. It’s all filmed! They filmed it all! People were dying. We were just having a goof.”
WhileSuicide Squadwas critically panned, Jared Leto’s role received some praise. Despite the negative reviews, the movie was a huge box-office success, grossing $746 million. Leto had limited screen time in the movie, but there were plans to bring the character back in future DCEU films.
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Suicide Squadis now available for streaming on Max.
Source:The Rolling Stone,E! News,EW
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