Zack Snyder gave fans their first look at Jared Leto's return as The Joker in Zack Snyder's Justice League.

The image, which Snyder shared on Vero, lacks an accompanying caption. All we're given is a black-and-white look at a Joker playing card held between the index and middle finger of a figure whose pale white face is blurred but is quite obviously The Joker.

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In October 2020, it was announced that Leto would appear in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Leto first 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.

This image follows the announcement that the long-awaited Zack Snyder's Justice League will arrive on HBO Max on Thursday, March 18. Originally said to be a four-part miniseries, the Snyder Cut will now release as a standalone film.

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In ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.

Zack Snyder's 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. The film arrives on HBO Max March 18.

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Source: Vero