Warner Bros. is eyeing Leonardo DiCaprio to take on the role of the Joker in their planned origin movie, and they’re hoping that producer Martin Scorsese can be the bait that lures him in.
According to THR, Warner Bros. is hoping for big things from their Joker origin movie and they want an A-lister attached to the project, with DiCaprio at the top of their list.
Suicide Squad Joker Jared Leto is currently expected to reprise the role in Suicide Squad 2 and a standalone Joker/Harley Quinn movie but it does not appear Warner Bros. plans to have him show up in the origin film.
However, THR says Scorsese’s deal with Warner Bros. is not even done yet and chances of DiCaprio joining the project are “slim to none.”