Although hes been a major celebrity for quite some time now, being tapped to play The Joker in Suicide Squad has put Jared Leto in the crosshairs of every DC fan on the planet. Who would, or more accurately, who could go up against Heath Ledgers Joker has been a hot topic amongst comic book fans for quite some time, and now that the mantle has been passed on to Jared Leto, all eyes are on him. There is so much that could go wrong when following a performance as groundbreaking as Ledgers, but given his utter dedication to his craft, Leto could also get a lot of it right. After he took several years away from the screen to focus on his band Thirty Seconds To Mars, the musicians Oscar-winning portrayal of a transgender AIDS patient in Dallas Buyers Club propelled the rocker firmly back into the acting fast lane, reminding the world of his extremism when embodying characters - all good news for DC buffs. The musician-turned-actor has starred in some pretty iconic films over the years, building a reputation for being one of the most versatile method actors of his generation. But now that hes been cast as the sadistic clown, Leto has been catapulted into new realms of stardom, and so to that end, the timing seems ripe to learn a little more about the man who's about to suit up as the world's most loveable sociopath.
