Suicide Squad: Jared Leto’s Joker was inspired by David Bowie

The actor also hopes his Bowie-inspired Joker may get his own stand alone movie.

Actor Jared Leto says his Joker in Suicide Squad was partly inspired by glam-rock icon David Bowie.

Harley Quinn and The Joker are the best part of Suicide Squad, the third film in Warner Bros’ DC Extended Universe. (Warner Bros.)

The 44-year-old actor, who is also the frontman of rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, said Bowie can be an inspiration for anything creative, reported Entertainment Weekly. “I think David Bowie’s probably an inspiration for, like, almost anything you could do creatively,” Leto said.

Read: Suicide Squad review: Ignore all the negativity, Joker and Harley save it

Read: Did you know Jared Leto auditioned for Star Trek, and was terrible in it?

The actor also hopes his Bowie-inspired Joker may get his own stand alone movie.

Watch: Jared Leto in Suicide Squad trailer

“I think that would be great. To dive in deeper to the Joker and expand the story and to learn a bit more about this sick and twisted but lovely, strange man,” he said.

Follow @htshowbiz for more