In Deadline’s initial report about the Joker movie, they noted that it is being done under a new, as of yet unnamed production banner at Warner Bros. The hope is that they can use this banner to make unique movies outside of the DCEU that will use different actors and tell stories that otherwise couldn’t happen in their current cinematic universe.
That’s because Warner Bros. is looking to start an entirely new DC production banner that will take place outside of the DC Extended Universe.
Under this new production banner, Warner Bros. could do just about anything with the understanding that it wouldn’t affect any of the big picture stuff.
As of right now, there is no word on what this production banner is going to be called or how many of these movies Warner Bros. is planning on producing.