An origin movie about The Joker is in the works without Jared Leto - and Martin Scorsese is involved
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It's a random pairing that perhaps only the Clown Prince of Crime could fully appreciate: the director known best for making bro comedies like "The Hangover" movies and "Old School" teaming up with one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived.
According to Deadline, Phillips is cowriting the script with Scott Silver ("8 Mile") and is producing the movie alongside Scorsese. The Joker origin movie will be the first title in a spin-off of Warner Bros.' DC Comics Extended Universe that will delve deeper into the DC catalog to focus on iconic characters.
Having The Joker kick things off is a smart choice by Warner Bros./DC. The character continues to fascinate audiences through the decades, from the memorable performances given on the big screen by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger (who won a posthumous best supporting actor Oscar) to Mark Hamill voicing the character for years.
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According to Deadline, a different actor, possibly younger, will play the role.
Phillips and Silver are currently writing the movie, which Deadline said is intended to be a "grounded hard-boiled crime film set in early-'80s Gotham City that isn't meant to feel like a DC movie as much as one of Scorsese's films from that era, like 'Taxi Driver,' 'Raging Bull' or 'The King Of Comedy.'"
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