A YouTube video surfaced today, illegally shot, showing the Joker (Jared Leto) slapping Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) in David Ayer’s anticipated 2016 Suicide Squad film.
The video has been removed from YouTube, with a message claiming copyright by Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Kotaku retained a GIF of the scene, however:
Throughout the Joker and Harley’s long comic book history, they’ve shown abuse toward each other, both verbally and physically. I wonder how this scene, in context, will be construed by fans?
This piles on top of fans’ general disapproval of Leto’s Joker. For now, we have to wait and see.
