Jared Leto's Joker is returning to the DC Extended Universe for Zack Snyder's Justice League.
According to THR, Leto is taking part in the reshoots for the four-part HBO Max miniseries, which will serve as Snyder's definitive take on the 2017 film he departed.
Leto played The Joker in 2016's Suicide Squad, though his role in the film was said to have been greatly reduced. In fact, Warner Bros.' interference with Suicide Squad and the eventual success of the #ReleaseTheSnyderCutMovement resulted in a similar fan campaign to convince the studio to release David Ayer's original version of his film.
Notably, there were no allusions to The Joker in the theatrical cut of Justice League.
In Justice League, fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. Zack Snyder's Justice League will premiere exclusively on HBO Max in 2021.
Source: THR