You will have noticed; Zack Snyder has some new features in store for us in his new montage of "Justice League". We note, for example, the return of Jared Leto as the Joker he embodied in "Suicide Squad".
Warning, this article is likely to offend the sensitivity of anti-spoilers! If you wish to know nothing, please skip your way. Indeed, in our article, we will come back to the choice of Zack Snyder for the actor embodying the character of the Joker. This involves the explanation of one of the scenes of the film available since March 18 on VOD in France. First, let's put the context in context.Zack Snyder's Justice League , also called Snyder Cut, is the new cut of the film released in 2017 and whose relative failure in theaters has undermined Warner's plans with the DC catalog. Indeed, while the billion was expected, the feature film had only brought in 658 million greenbacks worldwide. It is recalled that the film had been directed by the director of Batman v Superman and then taken over by Joss Whedon when the filmmaker, marked by a family drama and the interference of the studio, had decided to leave the project. In the hands of the director of Avengers, who re-shot many scenes, the film has undergone many changes. But Zack Snyder ended up having his revenge with this new edit, which is not a simple director's cut with a few more sequences, no, no! This is almost a film. Thus, contrary to what had been announced at the beginning, Snyder was also able to make some reshoots for the epilogue of his story. That's how he was able to recall some actors including… Jared Leto. It must be said that we thought that the studio no longer seemed to need the Joker of Suicide Squad as evidenced by his absences in Birds of Prey, centered on Harley Quinn, and the sequel to Suicide Squad, as well as the solo film carried by Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar winner in 2020. Well, what nenni! For anyone who does not master the subtleties of the DC universe in cinema, the fact that the latter has not taken over the role may seem surprising. But it makes a lot of sense. Since the failure of Justice League, Warner has revised its plans with DC. And rather than making a single universe combining connection and coherence like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio opted for a multiverse. Understand several parallel dimensions that can each develop in their corner without interfering with each other. This is how the Batman of Ben Affleck, Robert Pattinson and Michael Keaton can coexist, that there is a Flash and soon a Supergirl on the small AND big screen. And that one Joker does not cancel the other. Thus, the Joker embodied by Joaquin Phoenix belongs to another dimension, which could be brought to develop if other origin stories about villains emerge. Jared Leto remains the Joker of the universe initiated with Man of Steel and to which Justice League belongs. Even if he may raise other questions, his return is very easy to explain. And if he appears in a dystopian Bruce Wayne nightmare scene (which follows the famous post-apocalyptic Knightmare of Batman v Superman, where Darkseid invaded Earth) included in the epilogue, nothing says that he will participate in another project. Unless a sequel finally sees the light of day… And here! So you understood why Zack Snyder made this choice. And you, which actor do you prefer in the role of the Joker? Rather Leto or Phoenix?
