Suicide Squad director David Ayer shared the first official photo of Leto in the iconic role to mark the villain's 75th birthday.
He's been compared to Marilyn Manson, a teenage goth and even Tony Blair. Digital Spy rounds up some of the best Twitter reactions below:
Jared Leto is the Joker in 'Suicide Squad' and he looks like Marilyn Manson http://t.co/fJZvSrLTKn pic.twitter.com/afBTn0ynil
— Richard D Trenholm (@rich_trenholm) April 25, 2015
Joker @JaredLeto pic.twitter.com/ANgHyo1lMq
— Piceno. (@Piceno_23) April 25, 2015
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Jared Leto's joker looks like a teenager going through a serious goth phase pic.twitter.com/C79AvNb0F0
— (@RealTedJohnson) April 25, 2015
ALL THE ECHELON WHEN SAW THE NEW PIC OF @JaredLeto LIKE THE JOKER pic.twitter.com/RSeIClNTx3
— Moonrose(@karen_echelon95) April 25, 2015
Jared Leto As The Joker: "It's not a phase mom!"
— Sunny I (@SandeepIngilela) April 25, 2015
I have always enjoyed the truly psychotic Joker take, more madness than calculated evil. @JaredLeto @DCComics pic.twitter.com/1cnFkR8AHG
— Robert Bowling (@fourzerotwo) April 25, 2015
When I saw Jared Leto as the Joker I thought it was Marilyn Manson for a sec.
— ✴Randi✴ (@Cooperonii) April 25, 2015
Jared Leto as joker looks like he's on stage at vans warped tour look out bats he's gonna write emo lyrics about you pic.twitter.com/u1mnA6sFWR
— Chris Hart (@chrishart) April 25, 2015
Jared Leto Joker looks less like the Joker and more like the guy Harley Quinn dated seven years earlier when she worked at the mall.
— Aaron Diaz (@dresdencodak) April 25, 2015
Terrifying first pic of Jared Leto as The Joker... pic.twitter.com/EpihX73jUG
— tom jamieson (@jamiesont) April 25, 2015
Suicide Squad will open in cinemas in August 2016.
