Jack Nicholson originally played the Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), but Heath Ledger’s Academy-winning take on the anarchic villain added a new level of depth. What Ledger did on the screen was legendary and remains unmatched. And I don't think anybody could outdo him but we all love a good surprise, don't we? Ledger left the bar up, so high that for years that came, no actor wanted to play the role for fear they would never measure up to him. But enter Jared Leto. The actor played the legendary villain for 2016’s Suicide Squad to mixed reviews, with TIME’s Stephanie Zacharek calling him “so textbook twitchy that he barely comes off as menacing.” And here's everything you need to know about the other upcoming Joker movies DC has planned for its audience.

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Suicide Squad 2

Earlier this year, Variety reported that a Suicide Squad sequel will happen and that Leto will return as the Joker for the movie, along with Margot Robbie and Will Smith. Despite bad reviews, Suicide Squad brought in $745 million at the global box office. Warner Bros. has not yet revealed details about the film, and it does not yet have a release date.

Jared Leto’s Suicide Squad Spinoff

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TIME also reported that despite all of the hype around Leto’s portrayal of the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (At Comic-Con, Will Smith revealed that Leto apparently sent a live rat to Robbie’s trailer), Leto was barely in that film. Ayer has said if he could remake the movie, he would restructure it with Leto’s Joker as the main villain.

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker

Joaquin Phoenix has signed on for a Joker origin story set to be released on Oct. 4, 2019. Todd Phillips (The Hangover movies) will direct the 80s-set movie and Martin Scorsese will produce. The film is meant to be a standalone entry in the DC universe with no connection to the Leto or Ledger films. The studio has said the origin story will be “darker” than the Justice League films, though that’s hard to imagine given the grimness of Batman v Superman. The studio has also called the story a “gritty character study” that serves as a “broader cautionary tale”, reports TIME.

A Harley Quinn and the Joker Rom-Com

Yes, seriously. Warner Bros recruited Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who helmed Crazy Stupid Love, to make a “twisted” romance movie starring Harley Quinn and the Joker, played by Suicide Squad actors Robbie and Leto. One insider described it as “When Harry met Sally on Benzedrine” to the Hollywood Reporter.

Birds of Prey

Robbie has been pushing for a Harley Quinn spinoff with an all-female crew ever since Suicide Squad premiered. At first, it seemed Suicide director David Ayer would tackle the project under the name Gotham City Sirens. But Warner Bros. seems to have dropped that project and instead picked up Birds of Prey. No word yet on whether Leto will make a cameo as Joker, but given his ties to Harley Quinn throughout the films, anything is possible.