Jared Leto Speaks About Coming Back As The Joker In Justice League: Snyder Cut

One of the new additions for Zack Snyder's Justice League was Jared Leto as The Joker, and now the actor has shed a little more light on his involvement in the film and what it means to him. Speaking to Stephen Colbert, Leto said he has always been a fan of Snyder and that it was a thrill to be asked to come back to play The Joker again after he first did so in Suicide Squad.

"I always loved Zack Snyder and I think the story behind this Snyder Cut is really kind of one for the ages. What happened around him not finishing the first film," he said.

Snyder left Justice League and was replaced by Avengers director Joss Whedon.

In the video, Leto is wearing a shirt that says "We live in a society." He said he ad-libbed the line for a Snyder Cut trailer, though the line was ultimately cut from the finished version of the movie.

Leto is selling the t-shirts on his band 30 Seconds to Mars' website, with proceeds going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Going back to his involvement in the Snyder Cut, Leto said it was "just incredible" to be asked to reprise the villain again. "I was happy to be a part of his dream. And to get asked to play The Joker for a second time was just a treat. It's just one of those roles--it's just incredible," he said.

Leto also described his version of The Joker in the Snyder Cut as an "evolution" of the character from Suicide Squad. Explaining the character's different look for the Snyder Cut, Leto said the movie takes place years apart from Suicide Squad. Not only that, but Leto spoke about how Snyder brought a different vision and a different energy to the character compared to David Ayer's Suicide Squad, which influenced his look.

GameSpot's Snyder Cut review scored the movie a 3/10.

"The four hour long re-cut of the 2017 box office bomb, complete with extra scenes and re-shoots will land on HBO Max on March 18 and--well, if you've ever been brave enough to ask the question 'is it possible for a superhero movie to feel like watching paint dry?' This one's for you," reviewer Mason Downey wrote.

The Justice League Snyder Cut is available to stream right now on HBO Max.