--- description: A viral mashup adapts the scene from About Schmidt in which Jack Nicholson reacts to the photo of Jared Leto as the Joker title: Jack Nicholson Reacts to Jared Leto as The Joker image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Jack Nicholson React to Jared Leto as The Joker  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 27, 2015 9:32 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 27, 2015 9:32 PM CUT An entertainer known as [“ToniEmCee”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsmKQyXExQU "undefined") has created a video that makes it look like actor Jack Nicholson is sobbing at a terrifying new [photo](https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/591761248859123713 "undefined") of Jared Leto as a tattooed version of The Joker from the upcoming film _Suicide Squad_ — an image that has [now become a meme](http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/26/entertainment/joker-memes-jared-leto-suicide-squad-feat/ "undefined"). The Suicide Squad wishes you a Happy Anniversary Mr. J! [#Joker75](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Joker75?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#SuicideSquad](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuicideSquad?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [@WarnerBrosEnt](https://twitter.com/warnerbrosent?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [@DCComics](https://twitter.com/DCComics?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/LZXz0x947Q](http://t.co/LZXz0x947Q "undefined") — David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) [April 25, 2015](https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/591761248859123713?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") The clip adapts a scene from the 2002 movie _About Schmidt,_ in which the three-time Academy Award winner — who played The Joker in the 1989 _Batman_ — breaks down while looking at drawing by Ngodu, a six-year-old Tanzanian boy whom he sponsors. _Read next:_ [_See Jared Leto as The Joker in Suicide Squad_](http://time.com/3835534/jared-leto-joker-suicide-squad/ "undefined") ### See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3837362/jack-nicholson-joker-suicide-squad-jared-leto/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3837362/jack-nicholson-joker-suicide-squad-jared-leto/"},"headline":"Watch Jack Nicholson React to Jared Leto as The Joker","datePublished":"2015-04-27T21:32:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:41.722Z","description":"Batman's famous foe gets a makeover","url":"https://time.com/3837362/jack-nicholson-joker-suicide-squad-jared-leto/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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