I have no idea what they're going for with Joker. It just doesn't fit. People are saying "well Heath Ledger's Joker looked stupid at first" but it's not the same thing. Heath Ledger's Joker and his scars and face paint were merely an alternate approach to the Joker's typical defomity. Joker here still has his deformity, plus all the extra stupid shit they tacked-on. It's overdone.

Plus, Joker's supposed to be a hyper-intellectual and a narcissist, and grilled teeth do not in any way say "intellectual." When would he get all this stupid shit done to him, unless it's all from before his chemical mishap? (if that's even the origin) It's why he always wears a suit. He's a clown, a self-styled clown prince no less. Even Ledger's Joker had the oversized shoes, colourful outfit and obvious makeup to offset the missing primary colours and faux-dapper style. Here he's just... completely genericized. Hell, change the hair colour alone and there's not a single Joker-like thing about him. (even with the green hair he's too generic)

I'm all for reinvention, but it has to have a clear purpose and payoff, especially when done to higher profile characters. There's no clear advantage to having the Joker reduced to an everyday psychotic with a shite design. He's no more intimidating, no more clown-like. Much like most of DC's character's, he seems to have been robbed of most of his colour and persoanlity in favour of something blander. And I know most will try and say "but you've only seen him for a few seconds!" Well, a few seconds is all I need to identify literally any other Joker incarnation I am aware of, so it should've worked here, y'now?

At least that's my point of view. pretty much copy/paste the same sentiments for Harley, who is likewise completely unrecognisable for no other advantage than to make her more generic and mass-appealing. Obviously with a character so popular, appeaing to that popularity by changing the character completely is the way to go.

And as I've said before, HE LOOKS LIKE VICTOR FUCKING ZSASZ!

:lol

Man, I really hope they don't kill Katana. That would be lame.

Considering David Ayer's other work, I'm pretty sure that won't be the case. And it's apparent from the trailer that, at the very least, Enchantress will get some development, too.

The grill is there because he's been terrorizing Batman for a decade or so and gets punched in the mouth a lot. Which I think is an interesting touch. Batman in this universe isn't exactly a pushover.

Ropey McRope-Rope is great. XD

That's a really, really stupid excuse.

If he's getting punched that often, 1) grills ain't gonna do shit, and 2) his face would be all fucked up from years of getting pummeled/he'd have such severe head trauma he couldn't speak right.

Ay, you want to keep your teeth safer from punches?

http://wushushop.speedgabia.com/태화사/마우스피스/1.jpg
Wear these.

No, but if his teeth get broken of knocked out, something's gotta fix them. And it does seem like that's what the grill is for.

Besides, we won't even see the tattoos all the time.

http://i.imgur.com/SJNHv3W.jpg

Again, I don't think it's for protection so much as his teeth were knocked out repeatedly.

I'm a huge DC fan whose read a lot of the original Suicide Squad book. Even I only recognize about half of them.

So he has really tastless dentures then?

Also, THAT SUIT ISN'T PURPLE!
http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/...ed_forever.jpg

...*smacks*

I chimed in and haven't you people ever heard of, closing the god damn door, no?

Oh sorry, that image just reminded me of Panic at the Disco a bit too much for some reason...