( CNN ) You can call him ... Joker . We 've seen a few teases so far , but on Friday night , director David Ayer gave us the first full look at Jared Leto as the Joker . The Clown Prince of Crime will appear in 2016 's `` Suicide Squad , '' the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain , where ( as far as we know anyway ) , there is no Batman present . The Oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role , and appears to have embraced it fully . He will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late Heath Ledger . `` Suicide Squad '' also stars Will Smith , Margot Robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes . ( Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Entertainment -- makers of `` Suicide Squad '' -- are owned by Time Warner , as is CNN . ) The movie hits theaters August 5 , 2016 .
Jared Leto unveiled as the Joker for the first time on Twitter . Leto stars in 2016 's `` Suicide Squad ''