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Warner Bros. is eyeing Leonardo DiCaprio to take on the function of the Joker in their planned origin pic , and they ’re hoping that producer Martin Scorsese can be the bait that lures him in . Many were surprised when the fabled Scorsese was named as a manufacturer on the Joker project , which is expected to found a new banner separate from the studio ’s DCEU . Reportedly , Warner Bros. wants to draw in prestigious movie maker and self-aggrandising - name actor in hopes of re - discovering the illusion they found when Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale made their critically - well-thought-of and highly profitable trio of Batman movies .
Theplanned Joker source moviewould reportedly be helmed byHangoverdirector Todd Phillips ( decide for yourself if you consider him to be a " esteemed " filmmaker ) and would be a " spirited , realistic " criminal offence drama localise in the underworld of Gotham . According to some rumors , the story would go all the wayback to the Joker ’s childhoodand show how bullying help determine his damaged head . Suicide SquadJoker Jared Leto is currently expected to reprise the role inSuicide Squad 2and a standaloneJoker / Harley Quinnmovie but it does not seem Warner Bros. design to have him show up in the origin film .
According toTHR , Warner Bros. is hope for big things from their Joker beginning movie and they desire an A - lister sequester to the project , with DiCaprio at the top of their inclination . Reportedly , the 74 - year - old Martin Scorsese is being pursued to produce primarily because of his closelipped link to DiCaprio . Scorsese and DiCaprio have made five films together , include two ( The AviatorandThe Wolf of Wall Street ) for which DiCaprio earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination , so presumably DiCaprio would need to jump aboard the Joker motion-picture show to once again collaborate with his mentor . However , THRsays Scorsese ’s deal with Warner Bros. is not even done yet and chance of DiCaprio connect the project are " slender to none . "
What does this news program mean for Leto ’s time to come as the Joker?THRreports that Leto was catch off - guard by the studio apartment ’s plans to make a Joker origin film without him , and he ’s been sound off to his agents about it . Leto was pick apart in many one-fourth for his tatty , unearthly " gangsta"Suicide SquadJoker , and recentlyLeto has been actively fighting backagainst reports of his bizarre method acting - actor behavior on - set .
As for the Joker origin movie , considering the iconic nature of the Joker persona and the emotions people still have about Heath Ledger ’s performance inThe Dark Knight , there ’s bound to be a lot of heated up argument about who should / should not tackle the role in any plan stemma film . The idea of a dark , realistic movie about a traditional gangster - like Joker prowl around Gotham with DiCaprio in the lead role and Scorsese provide creative steering from the producer ’s chair might appeal to some , but there will no doubt be many other sports fan who think this is far from a good idea .
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