Jared Leto’s Joker is the Most Memeable Supervillian Yet
Nobody’s being serious.
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Last Friday was the Joker’s 75th anniversary, so director David Ayer tweeted out a first look at what Jared Leto would look like as the supervillian in 2016’s “Suicide Squad.” And our first reaction is: ay yai yai. He’s part tatted-up Hot Topic enthusiast, part scrawny hipster, part Juggalo, plus a dash of Michael Jackson with his solo glove. He also has a delicate tattoo that says “Damaged” on his forehead so, look out ladies—this one’s got baggage.
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The internet, inspired by the sheer absurdity of the Joker’s new look, took up arms the best way it knows how: by making a plethora of memes riffing on the image.
We had an equally tatted up Batman:
First the picture of the new Joker and now the new Bruce Wayne? Amazing: pic.twitter.com/xi997gBwsY
— Jason Anarchy 🔜 Anime North (@DrinkingQuest) April 25, 2015
An upgraded “Home Alone 2” cover:
Internet responds appropriately to the first image of Joker: pic.twitter.com/nAgtp4hYTj
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) April 25, 2015
The Joker as a video game enthusiast:
The Joker as a member of a rap supergroup:
https://twitter.com/SatchbagsGoods/status/591792519563776000
And finally, the Joker as Jerry Seinfeld, which we can’t unsee:
what if jery was the joker?
via @todayiwatched pic.twitter.com/WUS31NtACz— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) April 25, 2015
Photos by https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies