5. Jared Leto – Suicide Squad
Jared Leto takes a piece out of the method actor pie once again! This time covering the character many said was impossibly following Heath Ledger’s death, The Joker. The actor knew he had some huge shoes to fill and took on the job wholeheartedly in Suicide Squad.
The beginning of filming sparked the beginning of the method actor’s strange ways as Leto was reported sending dead animals to co-stars, refusing to speak with the rest of the cast/crew, and demanding various tasks out of the actors playing The Joker’s “henchmen”. In order to comply with The Joker’s twisted ways, Jared Leto thought to send his co-stars some creepy gifts because, “that’s what The Joker would do.”
The Joker is notorious for sending gifts, so when Leto followed suit we were all surprised to hear about the live rat received by Margot Robbie or the dead pig given to Will Smith. This was one of many of Leto’s weird antics while on set, of which director David Ayer gave great praise stating, “he’s [always] in character and when he shows up here he’s in character… when he’s in his trailer, he’s in character…He emails me, he’s in character. Like, whoa. He’s a little f–king scary”. Which is why it left many of us comic fans wondering, why were so many of his scenes cut? Whatever the reason, the little screen time Leto did earn was enough to leave fans wanting more.
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