No Jared Leto In The Suicide Squad Cast? DC Fans Have Strong Feelings About That

Where’s Jared Leto in the lineup for The Suicide Squad? That was a big question from DC fans after James Gunn released the official cast for his movie. Many stars from Suicide Squad are returning, including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, but not Jared Leto as Joker. Some fans were disappointed to see Leto left off the list, while others were relieved.

Sure, Will Smith is also off the list, but fans already knew that would be the case — and Idris Elba’s role was even reportedly changed from replacing Smith as Deadshot to another character, to leave room for Smith to maybe return someday.

So now fans are reacting to James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad lineup, speculating about who is playing which character, and either bashing or praising the decision to leave out Jared Leto.

Someone created a poll on the Jared Leto subject, and you can add your vote to it, and/or also vote in our poll below:

James Gunn has been careful not to call The Suicide Squad a sequel to Suicide Squad, but since he’s bringing back so many actors and characters from the first movie, it’s not surprising that fans are wondering why Jared Leto’s Joker isn’t back for this “sequel”:

Several fans have made a point to say they’re glad Jared Leto’s controversial Suicide Squad Joker won’t be back, either making early comparisons to Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker or just keeping it simple like this:

Even some fans who didn’t like Jared Leto’s Joker were sorry to see him left off the list.

Some fans are still holding out hope that Jared Leto or Will Smith make cameo appearances in The Suicide Squad. It’s not looking likely, but fans can dream. Here are a few more responses to Leto’s absence from the cast list:

What is Jared Leto doing? Well, we know he’s starring in Morbius with Matt Smith, Tyrese Gibson, Jared Harris, and Adria Arjona. That’s meant to be the second film in Sony’s Marvel Universe after Venom. But maybe he’s also doing … this?

Many fans revived a tweet from James Gunn about Jared Leto, leading some to wonder if there were personal decisions behind the lack of casting, beyond just not having a role for his Joker in this film. Maybe Gunn or Leto will talk more about the casting decision someday, but for now fans are left to either complain or cheer about his absence.

James Gunn’s official cast list for The Suicide Squad shut down some rumors out there but added a lot of questions. There’s plenty of time for answers to follow, since the movie is just now getting ready to start filming for its scheduled release in August 2021. Voice your opinion on Jared Leto’s Joker in the poll below, and keep up with all things DC with our handy guide.