Suicide Squad: 10 Theories About Jared Leto’s Joker
2. Hes Actually Already Dead
This theory is a bit of an extension of the previous one. Some theorists believe that that the Joker-starring Harley Quinn origin story torture scenes will all be flashbacks, and that the Joker wont actually feature in the main narrative of the film. And theres a big reason that, according to the theory: because hes dead. This theory would go a long way to answering certain questions that the trailers have left hanging. The two biggest of these are Why is the Joker not in any scenes with the rest of the Squad? and Where does the Batman cameo car-chase fit in? If you buy into the theory, the answers to those are Joker isnt with the Squad because hes actually dead at the time of the main narrative and the car-chase is one of Harleys flashbacks. But this theory raises extra questions, too. Who killed the Joker, and why? Did Batman shoulder the blame, and become haunted by the memory of Joker just like in Rocksteadys Arkham games? What kind of legacy has the Joker left behind? All of these questions could have really interesting answers, which could be explored in multiple movies. This makes me really want this one to be true, because it'd tee up so much as well as being totally different to all the previous Joker-focused films.
