Look, Suicide Squad wasn't exactly what you'd call a great movie. That's not to say anybody in particular is to blame for that -- after all, there were plenty of talented people involved in the creation process. Even Jared Leto's maligned take on Joker might have had some legs if the majority of his footage wasn't collecting dust on the cutting room floor. In any case, the narrative surrounding David Ayer's villainous romp is far from flattering, though it does have its ardent supporters all the same.

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Supporters who have once again mobilized on social media with a simple goal: push for an official "Ayer Cut" of Suicide Squad, one that presumably features the bulk of the lost Joker footage -- a loss that has been largely thought to have occurred due to studio intervention. And seeing as Zack Synder's long-awaited Justice League cut recently secured a release date (against all odds, some would say), Ayer has once again taken to social media to drum up Suicide Squad hype. How? By firing off an appropriately edgy Joker meme, of course.

Following the picture, fans sparked up a campaign of #ReleaseTheAyerCut, with the aim to follow the footsteps of Snyder's own Justice League. Though it's unclear as to whether this one will have the same momentum as its DC counterpart, one has to wonder if morbid curiosity to see more of Leto's Joker will prove fruitful. Should a David Ayer cut of Suicide Squad ever surface, will you be tuning in?

Suicide Squad writer and director, David Ayer, took the time to interact with some fans over Twitter earlier this week about how misunderstood the character of the Joker, portrayed by Jared Leto, was in the 2016 DCEU film. Despite the immense hype that surrounded the super-villain centred movie prior to its release, Suicide Squad proved to be a widespread disappointment, with many diehard fans and newcomers alike regarding Jared's depiction of the Joker as particularly awful. Although he did have some large shoes to fill—most notably the late Heath Ledger's in 2008's The Dark Knight—his performance was still less than impressive, with some even deeming it the worst onscreen portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime in history.

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However, Ayer certainly doesn't feel that way. In fact, he sympathizes with Jared to this day due to how much work he put into the character, only for it to be criticized so heavily. The filmmaker responded to a fan's explanation of why the Joker's notoriously mocked "Damaged" tattoo across his forehead was actually "ingenious" given the back story.

David Ayer has had his hand in the making of some of the most culturally relevant cinema over the past couple of decades. Ayer wrote Training Day (2001), co-wrote The Fast & The Furious (2001), and directed Netflix's Bright (2017) starring Will Smith. The multifaceted director also provided his services directing DC Universe film, Suicide Squad (2016). Back during the opening weeks of the movie, in a moment of passion Ayer screamed, "f*ck Marvel" after someone in the audience of a Suicide Squad event yelled the insult at a premiere event.