Regardless of what happened with Suicide Squad, it initially looked like we were in for some more Jared Leto Joker anyway.
One of the announced projects that was even reportedly given a director was a movie specifically set to focus on the Joker and Harley Quinn as a couple.
There was Birds of Prey and Gotham City Sirens announced as vehicles for Harley that certainly could have included Joker.
Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn was the big hit of Squad, and since Joker and Harley are a double act, we figured we’d be seeing more of them both.