Jared Leto's Joker mimics Jesus Christ

[KanyeWest 17,647]

Jared Leto's Joker pulls off a sure to be controversial Jesus Christ pose in the latest image from Zack Snyder's Justice League.

Jared Leto's Joker does a Jesus Christ pose in a new image from Zack Snyder's Justice League. After replacement helmer Joss Whedon's cut of DC's highly anticipated superhero team-up film failed to satisfy fans of dark and gritty comic book movies, hashtag-fueled social media outcry to "release the Snyder cut" led to Warner Bros. ultimately relenting and letting original director Snyder put together his own version of Justice League.

Now set for release on HBO Max on March 18, 2021, Snyder's Justice League promises to be a very different experience than the theatrical version of the film, and a big reason for this is the somewhat surprising addition of Leto's take on classic Batman villain the Joker. Leto of course was roundly criticized for his take on Joker in David Ayer's Suicide Squad, but Snyder nevertheless elected to give Leto another chance at playing the character in his version of Justice League. Fans have already been given a small taste of what Leto will look like in the Snyder cut, and anticipation is building for what his Joker will add to the mix in what many fans consider to be the "real" Justice League movie.

As part of Vanity Fair's comprehensive new article breaking down the tortured history of the Snyder Cut, fans have been given another look at Leto's Justice League Joker, and there's a definite Biblical quality to the latest image which can be seen in the space below:

As was already teased in prior images of the character, Leto's Justice League Joker has a different look from the "gangster Joker" presented in Suicide Squad. In addition to sporting longer hair than he had in Ayer's 2016 film, Joker is also wearing a much less gaudy costume this time around, sporting a tattered frock, rubber gloves and (in a possible nod to COVID) a facemask. His makeup is also very different, and there is no sign of the facial tattoos the character had during his apparent SoundCloud rapper phase in Suicide Squad.

The new image of course adds an important touch to Joker's relatively toned-down look, giving him a crown of thorns familiar from hundreds of years of artistic depictions of Jesus. This now gives Joker something in common with Kanye West, who was widely criticized when he appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a similar crown. What this image is meant to say about Joker is anyone's guess, though of course it's already been teased that Joker and Batman are on the same side in the new version of Justice League, so perhaps the Jesus parallel is meant to suggest the Clown Prince of Crime becomes a kind of savior in the Snyder Cut. Or maybe Joker is just a big fan of Mel Gibson and wanted to pay tribute to the filmmaker's blockbuster Passion of the Christ. Either way, anticipation for the Snyder Cut only continues to build as the countdown rolls on to the film's long-awaited release on HBO Max.

https://screenrant.com/justice-league-joker-image-jesus-zack-snyder-cut/

[bionic 15,861]

So edgy. Color me shook!  

[Reality 55,450]

Maybe the context is different, but when I first saw this image, tbh I thought it was really pretentious. 

[Queen Bitch 8,824]

I actually love that photo. 

Also if ya'll haven't read the Vanity Fair article in which it was first revealed, and you're interested in the Snyder Cut, I really recommend reading it.

Edited February 23 by Queen Bitch

[River 52,958]

his Like A Prayer era is coming

 

[the Devil of Pop 11,101]

It's a ridiculous image! Obviously meant to make people mad on purpose. I can just hear the pearl-clutchers now: "Oomg hollywood wants our nice jesus-loving boys to WORSHIP BAD GUYS!1"

[berlinforme 3,194]

Has Jared Leto ever not posed as Jesus? Lol

[WhoDoWeHaveHere 731]

Marilyn Manson, is that you?

[elijahfan 17,409]

The pose itself was enough - the crown of thorns is definitely pushing it a bit.

[Reality 55,450]

2 minutes ago, elijahfan said:

The pose itself was enough - the crown of thorns is definitely pushing it a bit.

I agree. I feel like if they wanted to draw the religious symbolism, the pose would've been fine. The crown of thorns is a little too on the nose.

[PunkTheFunk 108,910]

He's so tacky.

[TEANUS 5,748]

Appropriation of religious symbolism, really inappropriate

But at the same time, it’s not the first questionable religious reference gone too far in the media, nor will it be the last

Edited February 23 by TEANUS

[AndrewGr 5,806]

5 minutes ago, TEANUS said:

Appropriation of religious symbolism, really inappropriate

But at the same time, it’s not the first questionable religious reference gone too far in the media, nor will it be the last

You can't be seriously saying in that in a Lady Gaga fan forum, I---
Were you all sleeping during the Judas era?

[androiduser 4,484]

3 minutes ago, AndrewGr said:

You can't be seriously saying in that in a Lady Gaga fan forum, I---
Were you all sleeping during the Judas era?

but but but.....!

[GeeYewWhai 2,282]

I’m all for satirizing/parodying religious imagery but this is super pretentious lol.