Jared Leto May Play the Joker

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1. Jared Leto is being considered to play the Joker in DC's Suicide Squad film. Following a group of villains recruited by the government on the promise of commuted prison sentences should they survive their suicide mission filled contract, it would be a completely new direction for the Oscar winner. [The Wrap]

2. Itching in anticipation for the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1's November 21 release? The film has released a new clip to whet your appetite. [Variety]

3. Benedict Cumberbatch is in everything these days, and that kind of stress can get to an actor. How to cope? Turns out he sketches to escape the "nonsense" of fame. [BBC]

4. The gals of Broad City are back for a second season. And their latest uncensored teaser is comedy gold. [Comedy Central]

5. They're remaking "Do They Know It's Christmas" to fight the Ebola epidemic. So far, Sam Smith, Bono, Ellie Goulding, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Underworld, Sinead O'Connor, Bastille, and Elbow have signed on. More Acts to come. [THR]

6. With more crossovers than a blockbuster movie, everyone is sure to find something they like in this scene from the finale of Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver fires salmon from a cannon at a number of celebrities, including Anderson Cooper and the cast of Modern Family: