- Would you die for me? - Yes.
I live for these moments with you.
HARLEY: I'm all yours.
The Joker and Harley Quinn are unpredictable.
AMANDA: They are the king and queen of Gotham City.
Talk about a romance gone wrong.
Come on, Puddin'. Do it!
MARGOT ROBBIE: You don't know whether Harley's gonna, like, laugh,
hug you or, like, shoot you in the face.
Stupid Bat, you're ruining date night!
And then Joker is, like, even worse than that.
(JOKER LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
I think that the Joker is probably better known than the devil.
Some might say that the Joker is the most famous bad guy in the DC Universe.
DAVID AYER: The trick was to be incredibly respectful of the legacy of the Joker,
and not tamper with that.
Yet at the same time, reinvent the Joker, and Jared pulled that high-wire act off.
What?
Oh, I'm not gonna kill ya.
I'm just gonna hurt ya
really, really bad.
(JOKER LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
JARED LETO: [remember when I got the call,
I had this simultaneous feeling of excitement
and dread, maybe, is the right word.
Because it's not something that you really should do.
Logically, this role has been interpreted so beautifully.
But then there's the other side. What else can you uncover?
What other parts of this story, of this life,
what can you do that hasn't been done?
That side of me that likes exploration,
that likes adventure, that likes to push the envelope,
that was set on fire immediately.
I knew that I was going to have to dive really deep
and go to a place that I'd never gone before.
-(BREATHING HEAVILY) - Hmm.
- This looks neat. -(SCREAMS)
AYER: So during the process of figuring out the Joker
and helping Jared create that character,
I kinda had to say good-bye to Jared.
(CHUCKLING) There was a point where he went away, and he was replaced,
slowly and surely, by the Joker.
JOKER: Are you kidding me?
(YELLS)
Some people just don't know when to die.
And it was a fascinating process to watch.
Jared's this really nice guy, he's a good guy.
He has a lot of depth to him. He's a very thoughtful person.
The Joker is not someone you would say is a really good guy.
Oh, look at all of you scary people.
And because the character of the Joker is so out there...
I mean, he's an anarchist. He's... He's crazy.
Jared's process of digging as deep as he did
was one in which we wanted to support.
Once he was on the set, his voice changed,
and he only spoke as Mr. J
and conducted himself as Mr. J.
You really couldn't connect with him unless you called him J,
Mr. J, Joker...
And, you know, it creates an interesting set dynamic when somebody does that.
-(LAUGHING) - Everybody gets to sit in the chair.
- Starting with you. -(LAUGHS)
I would go into his trailer and have a conversation with him,
and I remember the first time that happened, I was pausing
because I realized I was actually having a conversation with Mr. J.
And not necessarily Jared.
That's right. Welcome. Welcome to my nightmare.
I was in another world.
I was in another universe.
It's exactly where I needed to be.
And it was an incredible experiment. Incredible exercise.
So, you know, disappearing, going into that rabbit hole
was something I never expected.
-(GUNS FIRING) -(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
When he started to discover who the Joker was
and what his process was,
we were all like, "Oh, my goodness. Freaking genius."
I mean, what he was doing was genius.
To be continued, my friend.
I have a feeling!
To see the cast react to what Jared was doing in the way that they did,
when they're all in a scene together,
you can feel that energy.
You can feel that terror they feel about what he's gonna do next.
Who he is, how crazy he is.
I could tell you meant that.
- Yeah. -(CHUCKLES MANIACALLY)
You're gonna be my friend.
I saw the Joker as a modern guy who lives in our world
who has a lot in common with contemporary gangsters,
and is of that culture.
I can't wait.
This is gonna be a lot of fun.
When Jared came, the makeup and the hair was the first starting point
and that ended up leading the process with him.
- And you're free. -(SOFTLY) Wow.
You're free, my man.
Beautiful.
Lamb chops.
(TRIMMER WHIRRING)
One interesting thing that happened was we explored the purple suit a lot.
It was decided it was just too much.
With all of the tattoos, and the hair, and everything.
So we pared it right down
and really gave Jared room to let him play the character
and be not overwhelmed with stuff.
Are you sweet talking me?
I love this guy.
He's so intense!
The interesting thing about this Joker, it's more like the comic books.
You do see, like, the more traditional look of the Joker.
Really dark green hair, white skin.
I love it because he's got the detail of metal teeth.
Because, at some point, someone knocked his teeth out.
So to have a version of the Joker in this,
and have this cool relationship with Harley Quinn,
which is relatively new to the age of comic books.
It's really fun to see.
It's exciting to bring that new element, I think, to film.
There is something you could do for me, Doctor.
Anything. I mean, yeah.
I need a machine gun.
A machine gun?
(JOKER LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
Harley is, by far, the most famous female villain in the DC Universe.
People have been waiting for Harley Quinn to hit the big screen.
What?
Harley Quinn's a new addition, like, only five or six years ago
she became a member of the Suicide Squad
and really anchored that team in a brand new way.
What a ride!
Margot really settled into an incredibly difficult role.
To be that spontaneous, and be that humorous, and be that soulful,
and be that powerful and tough.
Margot worked very, very, very hard to get there.
I'm bored. Play with me.
GRIGGS: That is a whole lot of pretty in a whole lot of crazy.
ROBBIE: When I researched Harley Quinn
and the origins of a harlequin,
it was always, like, to be, like, this mischievous little sidekick.
And I thought it was important to keep that element,
that she always wants to be a sidekick to someone.
But she's being really mischievous about it,
and that's what she finds so fun.
Harley Quinn. Nice to meet ya.
Love your perfume.
What is that? The stench of death?
(HARLEY CHUCKLES)
She seems nice.
It was cool because a lot of the other characters were obviously
playing it like, "I don't wanna be here. I don't wanna be with any of you guys."
But for Harley, I played it that she was just like, "Yay, first day of school.
"So many people to play with. This is gonna be great."
Somethin' tells me a whole lotta people are about to die!
It was like walking into, like, a toy store,
and being like, "What do I do first?
"I can mess with you, I can mess with you."
Hey, if you like a girl, can you light her cigarette with your pinkie?
Because that would be real classy!
Her character, I mean, she's a complete psychopath in many ways.
Yet there's something that, like, draws you in.
Right, she's a beautiful girl.
But she's a very self-destructive individual.
I mean, she's really interesting to watch.
Hey. Hey, come on.
What? I saw it move.
See? It flinched. I think.
That was really important, to definitely explore her flaws.
And David is the guy that's gonna delve deeper than anyone with those flaws.
(SCREAMS)
That's so cool.
I feel like it's human instinct, sometimes,
to want to be portrayed in a positive light.
Action!
On! (CHUCKLING)
Now that's a killer app!
And David would always sway us the other way. He'd say,
"No, if he's upset right now, you should say something mean to him right now.
"'Cause that's what she would do."
When I get mad, I lose control. You know...
I don't know what I do till it's done.
- BOOMERANG: And the kids? - He killed them. Didn't you?
And so it was really painful at times. We're doing really emotional scenes
and you'd have a character, like Jay's character,
someone really pouring their heart and soul out.
And David would whisper in my ear, "Now is when you stab him."
Own it! What'd you think was gonna happen? Huh?
Hey, Harley. Come on.
To really dig in and sting them when they were down,
that was in her nature, and I couldn't avoid that.
I had to explore that as much as I explored, like, the funny side to her.
You know what they say about the crazy ones.
Huh?
The look is insane, and the hair and makeup was a real process.
I mean, it was a three-hour process every single day.
We would do the body paint, completely paint me white.
Then there were 20 tattoos to put on.
And a wig,
and then the makeup and then whatever cuts and bruises
Harley had acquired by that point in the film.
So, a three-hour process.
It was fun, though, it's always, like, the best time to get into your character.
And once you look like that, you kind of...
I feel ready. Like, I feel like I'm Harley.
Seriously? The hell is wrong with you people?
We're bad guys. It's what we do.
Harley Quinn is extremely fun to watch
because you have no clue what she's gonna do next.
Come on, baby.
ANDY HORWITZ: She is an extremely emotional, complex character
'cause she is a female Joker.
She really is, I mean, the Joker created her.
Harley!
GEOFF JOHNS: She's a strong character in her own right.
She's not defined by the Joker anymore.
Even though they have a relationship, which I really love.
Puddin'! You got all dressed up for me?
Oh, you know I'd do anything for you.
By the way, I've got some grape soda on ice, and a bear skin rug waiting.
So in Suicide Squad, part of the story
is this really epic romance between Joker and Harley.
In the comics, there's been a lot of different versions,
where it's a little bit antagonistic, it's not a healthy relationship often.
And this is Harley and the Joker like Bonnie and Clyde of the DC Universe.
AYER: It's a fascinating love story because, is it love-love? Is it love-hate?
There's a lot of ways to argue what that relationship is
and what that relationship means.
Oh, there she is.
The fire in my loins.
The itch in my crotch.
The one, the only, the infamous Harley Quinn!
Puddin'! (LAUGHS)
HARLEY: You want me?
JOKER: Oh, come to Daddy.
Their relationship is so interesting.
It's just so filled with turmoil, and it's one of those relationships
where they're so attached to each other.
And it's so dark that they can't get enough of each other.
He married me!
It's the very first time in a movie that I've ever been on,
where on day two of shooting on production,
it was just Jared and Margot shooting that day.
And the entire crew,
you just look around and their jaws are on the floor
'cause they're watching something so special and so unique.
(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
You dirty pervert.
Oh, my God!
You people, what are you looking at?
Shut up!
It was like pure entertainment for the crew.
AYER: Here we go, and action!
-(GRUNTING) Get off me. - MAN: Shh!
What do we have here?
The Harley-Joker stuff was so unpredictable.
Like the Squad stuff, we 'd done so much rehearsal,
and we needed to, because it bonded us in a way that none of us
ever expected would happen obviously.
But the Joker stuff, Jared and I didn't really do any rehearsals off-screen.
AYER: Cut, time to rehearsal. We having a rehearsal?
It's really scary.
And it was perfect.
Because then we would get in front of the camera,
and I didn't know what was gonna happen,
and he didn't know what was gonna happen.
I don't think anyone really knew what was gonna happen.
And that's why those scenes were so electric.
Because they were so unpredictable.
Okay, honey. It's me and you.
Let's do it.
-(GRUNTS) -(SCREAMS)
(YELLS)
I was lucky in that I had a pretty phenomenal partner in this.
I was really lucky to work with her.
Incredibly kind, incredibly patient.
Which you have to be with the Joker in the room.
Desire becomes surrender. Surrender becomes power.
Do you want this?
I do.
Aw! God, you're so... Good.
When you're acting with Joker,
I didn't see any of Jared, not for a second,
it was Joker, and he's nuts.
But whatever the result was,
it meant that we got these great moments on-screen.
{GASPS) -(LIQUID BUBBLING)
(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)
No matter how far we delve, how many scenes we do,
I just feel like I've only scratched the surface of Harley.
It's just a character that's like a bottomless pit of, like, issues.
I could play Harley for, like, 10 years and be happy.
I think the Joker will live forever.
I think that he's in some ways the perfect villain.
He has stood the test of time.
And there will always be a Joker.
You may not think so, but he's there,
waiting to chew your bloody face off.