Suicide Squad Director Laughs Jared Leto Joker Backlash After Comic Book Inspiration Is Revealed

So at least wardrobe-wise, there was precedent for the way Jared Leto’s Joker dressed himself. That said, there’s certainly no denying that The Joker’s best known for wearing a purple suit, as seen in projects like Tim Burton’s Batman, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and Batman: The Animated Series. So in that regard, Suicide Squad didn’t follow the comics, although Leto’s Joker did come close with that purple, leather trench coat he wore when breaking into the facility that made the micro-bombs injected into the Task Force X members.

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