Since his performance in 2013’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” which earned Jared Leto an Oscar for best supporting actor, his acting career has seemingly fizzled out. In October 2025, Leto seemed poised to make a splash at the box office by starring in “Tron: Ares,” the third installment in the cyber-tech action series. Not only did he play the main character, Ares, but Leto also produced the film. According The Hollywood ReporterThe actor had been attached to the project for years and in 2017 was assigned the role of producer. Unfortunately for Leto and Disney executives, the film failed to attract an audience and was a box office failure with a budget of $180 million. After receiving a hefty sum as the lead actor and producer of “Tron: Ares,” inside sources told THR that Leto really wasn’t worth it main actor’s money.
Following the lackluster box office performance of the third “Tron” movie, fans on Reddit wondered if Leto was to blame. This sparked a discussion about the “Suicide Squad” star’s place among Hollywood stars. “Yeah, it doesn’t really move the needle for general audiences,” said one Redditor. wrote. “A movie like this needs good word of mouth and a lot of people who review movies hate Leto,” said another. theorized.
Around the same time the film was struggling in theaters, it was announced that Leto had been cast as Skeletor in a live-action “Masters of the Universe” movie. Once again, fans questioned Leto’s drawing, as one Redditor thought the studios were trying to reconquest the old magic that the actor once brought. Another blunt user described Leto as “box office poison.” According DiskLeto himself was “not enthusiastic about” the final cut of the film. Unfortunately for everyone involved, distaste for Leto had been growing for many years.
Jared Leto’s method acting bothered a lot of people
The public’s growing dislike of Jared Leto is due in part to his reputation for annoying his co-workers with his method acting. Leto’s acting process on set confirmed by the director of “Morbius” in April 2022. To promote the film’s release, director Daniel Espinosa spoke with UPROXX about rumors that Leto used real crutches when not filming, to better imitate his physically afflicted character, Dr. Michael Morbius. “Because I think what Jared thinks, what Jared believes, is that somehow the pain of those movements… (were) necessary, because he’s been having this pain his whole life,” the director told the outlet. Reports circulated that due to Leto’s insistence on using crutches, his bathroom breaks ended up lasting much longer than necessary.
When news of Leto’s on-set behavior reached X, fans criticized the actor for his strange adherence to method acting. “Did Jared Leto go all out for Morbius just to get 17% on rotten tomatoes?” one wrote. “I’ve never seen such a lack of self-awareness in an actor before,” said another. aggregate. Like other Leto-starring vehicles, the film was a box office failure.
Before that role, Leto upset some co-stars when he employed method acting tactics while playing the Joker in 2016’s “Suicide Squad.” Following the film’s release, Leto admitted he was unclear about his future playing the Batman villain. “I’m a little confused too, but yeah, there are a couple things going on in the world of DC,” he said. Official pop release in September 2017. In 2019, DC Comics released the movie “Joker” and Joaquin Phoenix was chosen to play the Clown Prince instead of Leto. Unfortunately, some The stars just don’t understand that no one likes them anymore..
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