"It Wasn't Very Elegant": A Suicide Squad Actor Reveals He Was Embarrassed by Jared Leto's Improvisation as Joker

Among the interpretations of the Joker, Jared Leto's portrayal has probably generated the most ink. In fact, one of the actors from "Suicide Squad" admitted to feeling embarrassed by this performance. Here's why...

Fans of the DC Comics universe likely remember Jared Leto as the Joker. While the portrayals by Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, and Joaquin Phoenix have been critically acclaimed, Leto's interpretation is much more controversial. While David Hickman, the editor of Suicide Squad, proudly defends the actor's performance, Ike Barinholtz (The Studio) recalls an awkward moment with the 2016 Joker...

Ike Barinholtz Shares an Awkward Memory from Filming with Jared Leto

In Suicide Squad, Ike Barinholtz played Captain Hunter Griggs, a Belle Reve prison officer tasked with monitoring the members of Task Force X. During the plot, his character is forced to collaborate with the Joker to allow him to contact Harley Quinn, portrayed on screen by Margot Robbie.

Unfortunately, Ike Barinholtz does not have only fond memories of filming with Jared Leto, who is set to portray one of the most iconic villains of the 80s in cinema, as he shared on the podcast Funny You Should Ask with Ike Barinholtz. "I remember I had to shoot this scene with him, and he was pretty nice." Then, the actor shared a funny confession: "I was pretending to be scared. I said, 'Oh no, please...!' And at one point, he's straddling me and says, 'Oh oh, did someone pee themselves?'

A line that surprised Ike Barinholtz and put him in a rather awkward situation: "Since I'm the type to say yes all the time, I replied, 'Yes.' It's not very cool to say that to someone while improvising. Like: 'Oh, did someone mess themselves?' It's not very elegant." While this scene embarrassed the American actor, Will Smith, on the other hand, was very impressed by Jared Leto's overall performance! Proof that tastes and colors are not up for debate...