article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Love it or hate it, Leto interpretation of the Joker is an internet sensation.
article_snippet.sent: The Oscar winner put on white makeup (and a lot of tattoos this time) to portray the Clown Prince of Crime in the upcoming movie "Suicide Squad.
article_snippet.sent: Set for release August 5, 2016, "Suicide Squad" is based on a series of spoof photos and also stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Viola Davis.
article_snippet.sent: Twitter users got Twitter users first look at Leto in character Friday night, and the memes started almost immediately.
article_snippet.sent: From comparisons to "Home Alone" to an imagining of Ben Affleck tatted up, people on social media put people on social media Photoshopping skills to work all weekend.
highlights_snippet.sent: Leto will play the Clown Prince of Crime in 2016's "Suicide Squad"
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The first picture of Leto in character led to a series of spoof photos .