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Jared Leto will reprise his role as Joker in The Snyder cut of Justice League on HBO Max next year

Jared Leto returns as Joker in an unlikely place Oscar-winning actor to appear in Zack Snyder’s Justice League aka The Snyder Cut, currently in the works for HBO Max It seems like a strange place for Leto to return as the Clown Prince of Crime, given that he did not appear in the film’s theatrical release when he arrived in 2017. This raises new questions about how much new content is included in the new version of Snyder from the DC Superhero Team

Jared Leto is part of Justice League covers, which are reportedly taking place right now, according to new report It means Leto will be shooting new footage for The Snyder Cut No report has ever been made of Jared Leto filming what Whether this was when Zack Snyder initially shot the film before leaving the chair of director Joss Whedon took over once Snyder left the project, overseeing massive rewrites and numerous covers Snyder will restore his original vision of the film, which will premiere as a four-part miniseries on HBO Max next year

There’s no word on how Jared Leto’s Joker will factor into the plot Zack Snyder previously reported that only about a quarter of what he planned was included in the release in theaters Leto previously played the role in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, which hit theaters in 2016 Although it was widely criticized by critics, the film was a huge hit, grossing $ 746 million at the box office. and even winning an Oscar Yet Leto hasn’t reprized the role since Instead, Joaquin Phoenix starred in last year’s standalone Joker, which takes place outside of the DCEU. He was hugely successful, grossing over $ 1 billion, with Phoenix winning Best Actor at the Oscars

Ben Affleck (Batman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg) and Amber Heard (Mera) are also named as returning cast members for covers Fisher’s inclusion is notable as he made some very public comments against Joss Whedon and Warner Bros regarding Justice League takeovers, which led to an investigation and a lot of finger-pointing on both sides Jon Berg and Geoff Johns would not be credited as producers of The Snyder Cut Berg and Johns were both called out by Fisher, but the removal of their names would be irrelevant Rather it is said to be out of respect for Snyder and the making of his vision Berg and Johns oversaw the film for Warner Bros., as well as Joss Whedon’s covers

A trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League was revealed during DC FanDome this summer It revealed our best look yet on Darkseid, which will be included in this new version A release date has not been Set for now, but it will arrive sometime in 2021 We’ll be sure to keep you posted as more details become available This news is reaching us via The Hollywood Reporter

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