Deadline reports that Todd Phillips of The Hangover and 8 Mile’s Scott Silver are co-writing a script for the developing project, and Phillips will direct and produce the movie alongside Martin Scorsese.
Warner Bros. and DC are bringing us an origin movie for none other than classic, ageless Batman villain the Joker.
Deadline writes that “isn’t part of any other iteration,” so don’t expect a Ledger- or Nicholson-style Joker for this go-round.
So that’s something new and different, and if Phillips can pull it off, potentially cool.