Earlier today, Ben Affleck was spotted arriving in Toronto, the Canadian city where David Ayer’s Suicide Squad recently began production. Some photos then surfaced which appeared to show the Gone Girl star on the set of the movie as Bruce Wayne, and it hasn’t taken long for reports to surface about Affleck’s role.
Apparently both Affleck and Jared Leto (The Joker) are there shooting scenes for Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There’s aren’t any firm details about what Affleck is up to, but it’s thought that both Bruce Wayne and Batman will end up making some sort of cameo appearance in the villain-centric film.
Leto meanwhile is set to appear in a Batman v Superman flashback which will depict an earlier version of the iconic bad guy murdering Robin, just like in the comic books. The sidekick’s costume will be on display in the Batcave, and rumour has it that the solo Batman movie will focus on Robin’s return as the Red Hood.
There are also new rumours doing the rounds about how The Joker will really look in the DC Cinematic Universe. According to someone who has seen Leto on set, he doesn’t have the tattoos seen in the first official image, and his skin is a lot paler. Could it be that Warner Bros. were trolling fans with that photo?
It seems extremely unlikely to be honest, and a more believable theory is that this source has seen The Joker as he will appear in the flashbacks mentioned above, long before he got his tattoos and metal teeth…