Following up on the original report claiming Jared Leto tried to stop the Todd Phillips/Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie while it was in development, sources have also told The Hollywood Reporter that the actor probably won't be reprising his version of the Joker in any future film.

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"Leto’s days as the Joker likely are over," THR states.Again, Leto felt "alienated and upset" over the new R-rated Joker film, having believed Warner Bros. was planning on giving him his own solo Joker project.

Previously, Leto had also been perturbed over how many of his Joker scenes were cut from the final version of Suicide Squad.



Even though Todd Phillips' Joker film was never meant to star Leto's Joker, Leto felt as though his agents should have both told him about the film sooner and also fought harder for his version of the Joker to get his own movie.



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