Joker
TheJokerprequel filmis set to begin filming this September . Just days ago it was revealed thatthe moving picture ’s budget would be $ 55 millionand that DC hoped to begin production this fall .
Withno less than six moviesfeaturing the Joker currently in development , this one is likely the most foresee by fan . The movie is set totackle the Joker ’s tragical backstoryas a fail comic , which imply it will in all likelihood sop up at least some breathing in from Alan Moore ’s seminal graphic novel , Batman : The Killing Joke . We know thatHangovertrilogy helmer Todd Phillips is pose to direct and that the legendary Martin Scorsese will be co - producing . Oscar - propose screenwriter Scott Silver ( The Fighter ) will be co - writing with Phillips . Joaquin Phoenix is reportedly portraying the Clown Prince of Crime .
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Omega Undergroundreports that the cameras will start rolling in New York City this September . The movie was earlier set to start filming in May , so it ’s not too far off schedule , although its budget is smaller than most current amusing book adaptations . As for Phoenix , this is n’t the first amusing script fibre that the actor was considered for . He was antecedently considered for the role of Stephen Strange , which ultimately fit to Benedict Cumberbatch .
This descent narration will be set in the ‘ fourscore and the flick will not be part of the DCEU , but rather another label potentially calledDC Dark or DC Black . Phillips’sJokerfilm will kick off the young label . The DCEU has flounder a little , to say the least , so making movies no longer bound by the continuity of that universe is a smart move on DC ’s part . One of several criticism of the DC Extended Universe is its dark , gritty feel , which the company seems to be distance themselves from withAquamanandShazam!This new label will be a manner for DC to tell both kinds of stories .
After Jared Leto ’s dissentious turn as the Joker inSuicide Squad- a purpose he is rumored to bereprising in his own solo movie- fan are eager to see what an splendid actor like Phoenix could do with the part . Jack Nicholson ’s execution in Tim Burton’sBatmanwas think untouchable until Heath Ledger made the theatrical role wholly his own inThe Dark Knight . To be fair to Leto , who is a groovy thespian as well , he was afford the rather unacceptable chore of following two unbelievably iconic performances , not to refer Mark Hamill and Cesar Romero . Leto ’s performance may not have been too well take in , but chronicle has proven that the Joker is one character who really lends himself to interpretation . We look forward to seeing Phoenix ’s take .
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Source : Omega Underground