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Jared Leto Has Cut His Hair To Play The Joker In Suicide Squad

Oscar winner's famous flowing locks have been chopped in advance of new role...

Jared Leto's lovely long locks are no more!

The Oscar-winning actor has given his flowing mane the chop as he prepares to play The Joker in Suicide Squad - and the movie's director has been documenting the historic moment on social media.

David Ayer initially teased fans with a Twitter pic of a pair of scissors hovering ominously close to Leto's ponytail, with the caption: "Should we?"

Should we? #SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/Z0WlvtpDtH

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) March 2, 2015

#SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/iv5WaSduKb

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) March 2, 2015

And he followed it up with a snap of Leto covering one eye as he showed off a neat, short haircut.

The 43-year-old actor has recently been talking about taking on the iconic role and described Batman's arch-enemy as a "beautiful disaster".

Speaking to Billboard, he said: "The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character - that's what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?

"This beautiful disaster of a character - what a big challenge."

Suicide Squad will also star Margot Robbie, Will Smith and Jai Courtney - with Tom Hardy dropping out recently and Warner Brothers currently re-casting his role.

The film is set to open next August.

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