Jared Leto, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club,” has not officially signed on to his next project, but there’s a chance it could be a big superhero film.
The actor may be under consideration for the role of the Joker in the Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment project “Suicide Squad.”
David Ayer is attached to direct the project. The “Suicide Squad” team, also known as “Task Force X,” was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru and first appeared in “Brave” and the “Bold No. 25.” Its most recent iteration includes characters Deadshot, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn.
The DC property about convicted supervillains who are given a chance to redeem themselves through dangerous missions has been in the works for some time at Warner Bros., but it has really picked up steam in the past few months. The film is slated for release on Aug. 5, 2016.
After the Oscars, Leto spent time focusing on his music as the lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars while he looked for his next project.