Next summer, Warner Bros. is releasing anticipated antihero film "Suicide Squad."

The movie, based on the comic-book series of the same name, follows a group of antiheroes and villains who work for the government.

One of the most exciting parts of "Suicide Squad" is that the movie will reintroduce audiences to Batman nemesis the Joker.

Oscar winner Jared Leto will take on the role of the Clown Prince of Crime, which previously was played by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero.

Leto will be the first person to play the character in a film since the late Heath Ledger in 2008's "The Dark Knight."

That role won Ledger a posthumous Oscar for best supporting actor.

Leto is known for his long flowing locks, a look the Joker isn't known for, except in Ledger's incarnation of the character.

On Monday, "Suicide Squad" director David Ayer teased Leto's transformation into the iconic DC Comics' villain on Twitter.

Leto ended up cutting off his hair and shaving his beard for the role.



What a difference!



That's not the only change the 43-year-old actor will undergo for the role.

Leto recently told Billboard he'll be putting on weight to play the character, which Ayer has described will be "majestic."

"I'm trying to gain a lot of weight," Leto told Billboard. "It means I have to eat every couple of hours — and I'm terrible at eating a lot."

On Wednesday, Leto debuted images of himself on Instagram and Snapchat showing his dark hair bleached blonde.

You can see a bit of green peeking from the top of his head here:



And here he is spinning around in a chair for fans on Snapchat:

Leto looks completely unrecognizable. Jared Leto / Snapchat

Celebrity hairdresser Chase Kusero has been testing out shades of green in Leto's hair. Kusero teased a first look at Leto's Joker hair on Instagram.

Kusero has since removed the second image from Instagram, but not before we could grab a screenshot.

It looks like the above image was too good to be true!

Batman-news.com appears to have found the original image. It looks like the one above was just photoshopped.

Still, it sounds like we may get a real sneak peek at Leto's Joker soon.

"Suicide Squad" is set for release August 5, 2016.