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D: The Joker Origin Story On Deck: Todd Phillips. Scott Silver, Martin Scorsese Aboard WB/DC Film tomcat90 Aug 22, 15:21

(Scorsese to just produce) {nm} slipping jimmy Aug 22, 15:24

"this new film will launch the character with a different actor" {nm} RazorHawk Aug 22, 15:51

"Which origin?...hahahahahaha" - The Joker {nm} tealfan Aug 22, 17:16

Exactly. Joker's mystique is he doesn't have an origin. Bad idea. Antibody Aug 22, 17:26

Sure he does. -JPV- Aug 22, 17:33

That's just one version Antibody Aug 22, 17:43

Exactly. So they can do what they want. So long as its not a huge budget, and the script is good (a big if), then IDK, I'll see it. {nm} -JPV- Aug 22, 17:58

if they show Joker "narrating" his origin, they have an out =P {nm} tealfan Aug 22, 20:00

Without Heath Ledger or Leto it'll be an uphill battle PR-wise to get longtime fans to accept it. I mean, I'm not clamoring for this. {nm} eallensbp Aug 22, 17:21

leto was trash {nm} adrenalin112 Aug 22, 21:02

leto was an embarassment, separately from Suicide Squad, which was also an embarassment {nm} FranklynStreet Aug 23, 10:20

THR: Batman Fans Are Furious About Idea of a Todd Phillips Joker Film...(link inside) tomcat90 Aug 22, 17:56

Exactly tomcat, thx for posting, and I expect the furor over this to get much worse before it gets better. As Anti said above, BAD idea. {nm} eallensbp Aug 22, 18:05

THR: The Depressing Inevitability of a Joker Movie...(link inside) tomcat90 Aug 22, 18:12

He should cast Bradley Cooper, who he already has a long relationship with, and let him go way down the rabbit hole {nm} FranklynStreet Aug 23, 10:21