Deadpool 2‘s Zazie Beetz in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Movie
If you were to ask us to name an actress we’d love to see in Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips’ Joker, Zazie Beetz would be really, really high on that list. The charismatic breakout star of Deadpool 2, as well as Donald Glover‘s consistently excellent Atlanta, is in talks to join the bad boy of ...
Joaquin Phoenix on Taking on the Iconic Role of the Joker
Yesterday the news broke that Joaquin Phoenix was officially joining Todd Phillips’ standalone Joker film. It’s hard to think of another actor more suited to taking on arguably the most iconic villain in film than Phoenix. Obviously gifted, notoriously committed, and clearly fearless, Phoenix is not the type of performer who will shy away from taking ...
It’s Official—Joaquin Phoenix is Your new Joker
We’ve been writing about Joaquin Phoenix circling Todd Phillips Joker project for months. The talented actor doesn’t do many interviews, and when he has, he’s been careful with his words when talking about the potential film. He’s spoken about how for him, the interest is all about the character, not the superhero genre. We wrote ...
Jared Leto’s Joker is Getting a Standalone Movie
While his main squeeze Harley Quinn will be starring in her own movie, it looks like Jared Leto’s Joker is getting his own standalone film. Variety reports that Leto will be both starring and executive producing the untitled film for Warner Bros. We first laid eyes on Leto’s iteration of the clown prince of chaos is David ...
Joaquin Phoenix’s Interest in Playing the Joker All About Character, Not Genre
This past February we wrote about a potential dream paring of actor and character: Joaquin Phoenix was potentially eying playing the most iconic villain of all—the Joker. Variety‘s scoop had it that Phoenix was in talks to play the Clown Prince of Chaos for Todd Phillips still untitled Joker origin film, you know, the one being produced ...
New Details Revealed about The Joker Origin Film
As we’ve been writing about, your favorite demented clown is getting his own origin film—and no, we’re talking about IT; the iconic DC Comics villain, The Joker, will be getting a proper film all to his own. The plot has been kept tightly under wraps, but new details have finally surfaced about where director Todd ...
Joaquin Phoenix in Talks to Play the Joker in Standalone DC Movie
The last time we heard about who might play the Joker in DC’s pending standalone film, word was Leonardo DiCaprio was being eyed for the role. The Oscar-winning actor (with another five nominations) loves to disappear into roles (J. Edgar Hoover, anyone?), so the thought of him becoming the Joker was delicious. Now, Variety reports that Joaquin ...
The Joker Origin Film Script is Nearly Done
Back on August 23, we told you about how DC was developing a stand-alone Joker origin film. We also clued you into the fact that there was a fantastic, delicious bit of industry gossip that thanks to Martin Scorsese’s involvement in the Joker film, Leonardo DiCaprio was Warner Bros. number one choice to play the ...
Is Leonardo DiCaprio Going to be the Next Joker?
This would be the casting coup of the century for any superhero-related film, even more so than nabbing Christian Bale for the Dark Knight trilogy—The Hollywood Reporter has it that Warner Bros. is shooting for the moon on their Joker origin film, hoping that by bringing Martin Scorese onboard as producer, they may be able to lure his muse, ...
DC Developing Joker Origin Story With Martin Scorsese and The Hangover‘s Todd Phillips
There’s already a groundswell of opinion about the news Deadline broke: DC Films and Warner Bros. are just starting to develop a new Joker origin story, expanding their Batman universe, and they’re bringing in Martin Scorsese (!!!) to help. Thus far, they’ve attached The Hangover‘s Todd Phillips and 8 Mile screenwriter Scott Silver to co-write the script, with ...
