A newly revealed piece of concept art for 2016's Suicide Squad shows what Jared Leto's Joker could have looked like in the villain's iconic purple suit.
Shared on Reddit, the concept art of Joker is by artist Ed Natividad and shows Leto's version of the character wearing a purple pinstriped suit with a green shirt and purple tie. Comments on the art show that many fans seem to enjoy the look.
When he first appeared in 1940's Batman #1, Joker was portrayed wearing a similar purple suit, with the addition of purple gloves. Joker has been shown in several variations of this suit among his appearances in comic books, TV shows and films.
Many fans were unhappy upon seeing the design of Leto's Joker in the original Suicide Squad trailer, mainly due to his tattoos, which some took as out of character for the villain. After the release of Suicide Squad, viewers also claimed to take issue with Leto's portrayal of the iconic character as a whole.
For the time being, it seems that Leto's Joker may be done. Though he was mentioned in the Harley Quinn-led Birds of Prey film, Joker never made an appearance. The character will also be absent from James Gunn's upcoming Suicide Squad reboot, titled The Suicide Squad.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Joaquin Cosio, Nathan Fillion, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Idris Elba and Michael Rooker.
