Suicide Squad generated a lot of controversy in 2016 with Jared Leto's edgy Joker design, and the movie's director, David Ayer, reveals what is the one regret he has about the Batman villain's infamous look. Leto's Joker had the hard task of following Heath Ledger's pitch perfect performance as the villain in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Because of that, Suicide Squad's departure from how the character normally looks instantly inspired negativity from DC diehards, and Ayer is now sharing one thing he regrets about his movie's Joker design.
Ayer revealed on Twitter that his one Joker design regret from Suicide Squad was the "Damaged" forehead tattoo.
Following a recent update on the Suicide Squad Ayer Cut, the director notes that the Joker's forehead tattoo "caught a lot of smoke," and was the choice he wished to had never made. Leto's Joker looked aesthetically very different from other live-action Jokers, with the two more notable before him, Jack Nicholson and Ledger, going for a comic-book look, while Leto's Joker departed from the character's classic design, including many tattoos, grills, and other aesthetic choices.
