Hot Toys 4897011181912 Suicide Squad Joker Figurine

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The whole point of the Suicide Squad — a covert team of super-powered criminals who are given the chance to complete a dangerous mission (or die trying) in exchange for clemency — is that they’re disposable. Superman can’t be permanently extinguished, at least not narratively, but a C-list supervillain can bite it at any moment. So, it makes sense that The Suicide Squad, James Gunn’s new reboot/soft sequel of the ever-maligned Suicide Squad, has a wide cast of obscure characters who are destined to perish almost immediately. Holmes, Adam (November 17, 2016). "What Mark Hamill Thinks Of Jared Leto's Joker". Cinema Blend . Retrieved November 17, 2016. a b Orr, Christopher (August 5, 2016). " 'Suicide Squad' Is the Worst of the Worst". The Atlantic . Retrieved November 29, 2020. The DCEU marks the fourth time the Joker has been cinematically adapted for live-action, while Leto is the first actor to portray the character in more than one film. With all this fuss, fans expected Leto’s Joker to emerge as the leader of the Suicide Squad, a gang of colourful Dirty Dozen-style supervillain miscreants put together by questionable authorities (Viola Davies’s Amanda Waller) to take down an even worse threat: Cara Delevingne’s acting. We will never know quite what the original plan was, but when David Ayer’s film finally emerged, Leto was reduced to a bit-part player. A bit of torture here and there, some hanging around with Harley in nightclubs, and then completely absent from the movie’s main narrative.

Yehl, Joshua (November 16, 2016). "Opinion: Suicide Squad Extended Edition Fleshes Out Joker and Harley Quinn But Not Much Else". IGN . Retrieved September 24, 2017. Flesch, Eli (August 4, 2016). " 'Suicide Squad': Jared Leto Teases Joker Scenes That Were Cut From the Movie". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 31, 2016. Development and portrayal [ edit ] Behind the scenes [ edit ] Actor Jared Leto reportedly never broke character during the production of Suicide Squad and carried out numerous antics with his fellow cast members. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn has a strong enough presence onscreen that her next appearance in a DC film, probably in her solo movie alongside Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, shouldn’t involve a romantic interest at all. As for Joker, he’s probably a better temporary boyfriend than people give him credit for. Even if he isn’t a very creative texter — there’s no way the Clown Prince of Crime would text something as innocuous and boring as “I’m coming for you be ready” — he does seem to value something in Harley that other male characters don’t: her internal mind, though admittedly he Frankensteined her into what she is. He probably loves the way Harley thinks because he conditioned her to think that way. This is not Hot Toys' first rendition of the Joker, as there are versions ranging from the Batman '66 take, to figures not seen in the actual films -- including figures that were sculpted in the "spirit of the movie." The latest newest version captures Leto's looks with a newly painted head-sculpt, featuring a more serious "smile."

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Due to the film's difficult production, similar to that of Justice League, many of Leto's scenes were ultimately left out of the film's final cut, though he appears extensively in additional footage added in the film's extended cut. [11] [12] An interview with Leto revealed that he was upset over the removal of his work, which he called "enough material for a whole movie". [13] [14] If you’re a reader who balks at the idea of being alternately worshipped and “punished”, well, I don’t know to tell you. Maybe read up on sub/dom play. What’s going on in Suicide Squad isn’t as healthy and fun as sub/dom games, but it’s definitely borrowing from that realm of sexuality. Joker and Harley are to actual BDSM-loving couples as Jai Courtney is to Tom Hardy.

Today Hot Toys is very excited to present the first official 1/6th scale collectible figure of The Joker portrayed by Academy Award winner Jared Leto in Suicide Squad and this Arkham Asylum version of Batman's nemesis will be one of the Toy Fair Exclusive items for this year! By all accounts, Leto threw himself into the role with method mania, reportedly sending a letter and video to fellow stars apologising for not joining them for early rehearsals, accompanying his missive with a live rat for Margot Robbie (his on-screen paramour, Harley Quinn), some bullets for Will Smith (Deadshot) and a dead pig for the entire cast. Warner suits, aware of the potency such a blend of recent Oscar-winner and iconic role would bring to the table, must have been head over heels at the publicity.Cave, James (May 20, 2016). "Jared Leto Nearly Sacrificed His Eyebrows For The Sake Of Acting". HuffPost . Retrieved November 28, 2020. Hot Toys – MMS373 – Suicide Squad – 1/6th scale The Joker (Arkham Asylum Version) Collectible Figure Specification

Harley gets praised for being flawed in ways a lot of other female characters don’t, like that paragon of feminist perfection, Wonder Woman. You can find many pieces online arguing how her character is nuanced and even empowered, many of which are written by female fans . This figure will stand approximately 29.5 centimeters tall, with 30 points of articulation. The figure features a newly sculpted head sculpt with authentic and detailed likeness of Jared Leto as The Joker in Suicide Squad, along with a movie-accurate facial expression with detailed tattoos, make-up and skin texture. The figure comes with one pair of relaxed hands, and each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted. And yet Harley has only become more popular. Since 2014, her solo series and other appearances have outsold those of more long-running icons like Wonder Woman and Superman. And I’ve often wondered why. It's easy to see why Harley Quinn is popular with men, especially as she's become more sexualized. But as male writers continue to struggle with her inherent contradictions, her popularity among women—she’s a cosplay staple at comic conventions—is more complicated.

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Sperling, Nicole (April 15, 2016). "Jared Leto dives deep to play The Joker in Suicide Squad". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016 . Retrieved April 17, 2016.