Unique approach

It’s definitely hard to compete with actors like Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger, as they previously portrayed the Joker, but Jared Leto has the talent, so why not use it? So he did, and his first intention with the role was to be unique, different from what we’ve seen before. And he made it!

An inside source revealed that Leto is taking this role as the most important in his life, and he worked hard for it:

He wants to make the character completely his own. He knows that this role may be his most difficult ever, but he is confident that he will make his version of The Joker the best. This Joker will be more cerebral and comedic than what we have seen before, nobody should expect a copycat version. It's going to be awesome!