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Volume 432
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
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This is from billboard.com
Playing the Joker onscreen means stepping into some big shoes left by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. So how is Jared Leto preparing for his role as the
iconic Batman villain in Suicide Squad? By getting bigger.
Leto: "Do you mind if I eat a little?" Jared Leto asks Billboard during an interview for our new cover story, out Friday, Feb. 20. "I'm trying to gain a lot
of weight. It means I have to eat every couple of hours -- and I'm terrible at eating a lot."
(Case in point: Leto was eating vegan tacos during the interview, which are hardly the fattiest food on the market.)
Last December, Warner Bros. announced Leto would take on the Batman bad guy in a movie starring DC Comics supervillains. And he's not the only A-lister in the
film: Will Smith also stars as Deadshot.
The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of the transgender Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club, explains the increasing complexity of graphic
novels drew him to this project.
Leto: "The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character -- that's what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?" Leto says. "[He's] this
beautiful disaster of a character -- what a big challenge."
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Read Billboard's full cover story about Jared Leto on Friday, Feb. 20.
Casting Call - Suicide Squad
Margot Robbie - Harley Quinn
Jared Leto - Joker
Will Smith - Deadshot
Jai Courtney - Captain Boomerang
Joel Kinnaman - Rick Flagg
Viola Davis - Amanda Waller
Cara Delevingne - Enchantress
Batman Movie Countdown
BATMAN V SUPERMAN
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