why Jared Leto didn’t speak to Will Smith on set

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In 2016, director David Ayer armed himself with quite a troop of soldiers to carry out the adventure Suicide Squad. A surprising superhero film in more than one way, playing on codes that are far from smooth, it brings together some pretty names. Jumbled together, we come across Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and even Scott Eastwood, Clint’s son! Finally, let’s not forget Will Smith and Jared Leto, two actors who did not exchange a single word in six months of filming.

suicide squad : a very special commando

To protect his country, anything goes, especially since Superman’s burial. This mantra is that of Amanda, a secret service agent who is going to set up a strange commando. Called Task Force X, this special section will bring together the most dangerous criminals of the moment. Component men and women with superpowers, enough to give us an explosive cocktail on screen. From Deadshot, a ruthless hitman to the implacable witch Enchantress, the gang will have their work cut out for them in what looks like a fireworks display of violence…

Jared Leto, a Joker larger than life

After Ryan Gosling’s refusal, the Joker costume was donned by a certain Jared Leto. Accustomed to being one with his characters, the actor and singer did not do things by halves. After shaving his hair and beard to offer a supervillain far from those of Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger, the artist pushed his delirium even further. Indeed, as his rival in the film, Will Smith, revealed, outside of their joint scenes, he did not speak to her once in six months of filming. In the press kit for the feature film, the interpreter of Deadshot says: “We worked together for six months and we never exchanged a single word outside of the period from ‘Action’ has ‘Cut’. I literally haven’t met him yet. He was so into his Joker character.” A particular working method which may have worried production. According to the American press, a psychologist was sent to the set to prevent the actors from falling into the same torments as their characters…