Is Todd Phillips Directing THE KILLING JOKE?

A Jared Leto Joker movie has just been green-lit by Warner Bros, let’s not forget that the first Joker film that went into development was the Martin Scorsese-produced Joker being directed by Todd Phillips.

Apparently, the movie is set to start production sooner than we thought.

Phillips’ Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is set to start production fall of this year. The film is said to have a modest budget of $55 million.

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The movie wouldn’t affect Jared Leto… unfortunately.

This particular movie will be taking place outside of the continuity of the current DCEU movies. It will exist in its own universe and Warner Bros. is set to launch an alternate production banner for this Joker origin movie and future projects like it.

According to Playlist, the title of that banner could be either “DC Dark” or “DC Black”.

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It is said that even Joker doesn’t remember his origin

Whatever the name ends up being, this will likely be the first movie launched under the label and could give filmmakers a chance to try something bolder in the DC universe.

More news on this as we get it.