'Suicide Squad' Director Shoots Down Joker Fan Theory

“Suicide Squad” director David Ayer just poured cold water on a fan theory about Jared Leto‘s Joker that has been making the rounds online since the first trailer dropped.

Many have speculated that the Joker is actually an adult Jason Todd, better known as Robin –Batman’s sidekick.

There were several clues to back this one up. In “Batman v Superman,” we see a Robin suit riddled with bullet holes, which some say lined up with bullet wounds on the Joker’s body as seen in the “Suicide Squad” trailer. In the same scene where we see the Robin suit, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) says, “How many good guys are left? How many stay that way?”

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Many interpreted this as Batman reflecting on how his former protege could go on to become a supervillain, which did in fact happen in the comics.

Ayer, however, told WSVN-TV that the Joker-Robin theory is the most ridiculous rumor he heard while making the movie.

“That The Joker is Jason Todd. It ain’t the case. He’s not,” Ayer said. Of course, that could just be a clever ruse worthy of the Clown Prince of Crime himself.

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1. Self-aware weirdness.

In "Batman v Superman," these superheroes were Serious Business. In "Suicide Squad" they seem to be more about not taking things seriously. Sure, it's probably still very dark humor (I don't know that David Ayer could make a movie that wasn't tinted black). But try imagining somebody in this eyeball mask popping up in "Batman v Superman." You can't!
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2. Villains having a drink.

Just a bunch of bad guys having fun together killing other bad guys and maybe getting drunk. Almost makes you forget that time the Super Friends couldn't get along at all two weeks ago.
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3. Will Smith being Will Smith.

When the Fresh Prince shows up in a summer blockbuster, you can usually count on him to deliver some memorable one liners ("I make these look good," "Now that's what I call a close encounter"), and he did just that in the new "Suicide Squad" trailer after he goads El Diablo into shooting flames out of his hands. "I was just trying to get you there. No hard feelings right? We good." His take on Deadshot feels like Vintage Mike Lowry from "Bad Boys."
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4. Batfleck.

Fans really enjoyed Ben Affleck as Batman in "Batman v Superman," but the movie dragged him down with its terrible Superman angst and uncomfortably self-righteous vibes. In "Suicide Squad," he's riding on top of the Joker's neon pink car. Pretty good, ahem, contrast.
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5. Leto's Joker.

This guy has been growing on me, in large part because each trailer shows a new part of what seems like a really goofy wardrobe.
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