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Warner Bros. has tapped 'The Hangover' filmmaker Todd Phillips to co-write and possibly direct an origin movie of the classic Batman villain The Joker.

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00:00Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, Bat the Joker.

00:02Yup, we all knew it would happen eventually,

00:04and now it's looking like a Joker movie may actually be getting made.

00:08News broke Tuesday that The Hangover's Todd Phillips

00:10is working on a big-screen origin project for the Batman villain.

00:15The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Phillips will co-write the script with Scott Silver

00:19and possibly direct an origin movie of the classic Batman villain.

00:23The Hollywood Reporter's Graham McMillan says that, on one hand,

00:26this is in fact a surprising development.

00:28Why the surprise?

00:30Well, one reason is, the project will be part of a new DC Entertainment label

00:35unconnected to the Justice League, Suicide Squad, Cinematic Universe

00:39that's continuing to move forward.

00:41The still-developing label for Warner's DC Entertainment properties

00:44will include projects that could stand apart from the big, massive temples

00:48that are tied to each other in a shared universe way.

00:51Alright, let's be clear.

00:52The Joker is already part of the Suicide Squad movie franchise

00:55and is played by Jared Leto.

00:56The Joker movie in development, under the plan,

00:59would feature another actor and be made under another budget category.

01:03At this stage, the story is set in Gotham City in the early 1980s.

01:08McMillan writes,

01:09It's something that seems almost depressingly inevitable.

01:13Of course there's going to be a Joker movie, because there's always a Joker movie.

01:17The character has become inescapable, omnipresent when it comes to cinematic versions of DC characters.

01:24It's true.

01:24We've seen more versions of the Joker on the big screen than Wonder Woman,

01:27who's only been played by Gal Gadot, and even Superman himself.

01:31McMillan points out that,

01:32such overexposure is detrimental to the character's chaotic appeal.

01:37Which might be obvious to some,

01:38but there's arguably a signifier that character integrity is less of a priority

01:43than maximizing audience identification and profit potential when it comes to this new movie.

01:48That's not to say the film automatically won't be a good one,

01:51but McMillan writes that it just feels unnecessary and predictable.

01:55Two traits that hardly feel very Joker-esque.

01:58McMillan's not the only one expressing disappointment.

02:01Why so serious, Batman fans online?

02:04Soon after the news of a possible Phillips Joker movie broke Tuesday,

02:08Gotham's finest made sure their opinions were known on social media.

02:12Please don't make the Joker movie end origin story.

02:15He's not supposed to have an origin story.

02:18There's plenty of arguments for how a Joker movie could work,

02:21but in the end, it humanizes him, and that's not a Joker I want, to be honest.

02:25But wait, maybe there is a silver lining to all this.

02:28Hopefully this Joker prequel might finally clue us in on what happened to Batman's parents.

02:33And let's cap it off with an appropriate gif from our very own Ryan Parker.

02:37Nerds currently reacting to the news that The Hangover filmmaker Todd Phillips

02:41is tapped to co-write and possibly direct Joker film.

02:44So guys, now that you've heard from us and many fans,

02:48what's your take on a new Phillips Joker movie?

02:50Like think about it, what if the Joker is getting married

02:53and has one last hurrah with his cronies the night before

02:55and it's a crazy night out and, oh my gosh,

02:58the Joker hangover writes itself.

02:59Too soon?

03:00All right, let me know your take in the comments.

03:03For the Hollywood Reporter News, I'm in my own universe over here, aren't I?

03:07Okay, I'm Paul Costabile. Bye.

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