Joaquin Phoenix Reportedly Top Choice to Play Joker in Stand-Alone Movie | THR News - video Dailymotion

Todd Phillips will co-write and direct the project.

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00:00Why so serious? Joaquin Phoenix is the top choice to play the Joker in the upcoming standalone movie.

00:05The Hangover director Todd Phillips will direct the film from a script he is co-writing with Scott Silver,

00:11the writer behind 8 Mile and The Fighter. While plot details are largely unknown,

00:15the standalone is supposed to be set in Gotham City in the early 1980s.

00:19The movie is being developed by Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment as part of a label of films

00:23that can exist outside of the continuity of its shared universe, which includes Wonder Woman,

00:28Justice League, Batman Vs. Superman, and Man of Steel. The character Joker is already a part of that existing universe,

00:34with Jared Leto starring as the classic villain in 2016's Suicide Squad.

00:38Now, this isn't the first time Phoenix has entertained the idea of doing a superhero movie.

00:43The three-time Oscar nominee was offered the role of DC villain Lex Luthor in Batman Vs. Superman.

00:48He was also in talks to play Doctor Strange for Marvel. Ultimately, he passed on both projects.

00:53So his participation in this Joker film isn't a sure thing.

00:57Back in September, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Warner Bros. was courting

01:01Leonardo DiCaprio for the Joker movie.

01:03As for Phoenix, he'll next be seen in Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot,

01:08based on the memoir of late cartoonist John Callahan.

01:11The film just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

01:14He's also set for the western The Sisters Brothers.

01:17So what do you think about the possibility of Joaquin Phoenix playing the Joker?

01:21Be sure to let me know all your thoughts in the comments.

01:23Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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