Following director, Todd Phillips said at CinemaCon 2019 in Vegas that most of what we know is wrong about his DC Joker movie.
Today Warner Bros. has released the Joker teaser trailer. Continue on to watch and “put a smile on and make a happy face”…
CelebNMovies247.com reports that Todd Phillips DC Joker movie teaser guarantees to live up to the “dark and gritty” character study of the man who would be Joker.
Set in Gotham City way back in 1981, Phillips’ version of Batman’s ultimate super-villain starts out as the rather simple tale of a failed stand-up comedian (played by Joaquin Phoenix).
Arthur aka Joker turns to a life of crime and creating chaos after society has disregarded him.
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In the teaser Todd Phillips has lined up one killer supporting cast for Phoenix to play off of including the likes of Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2, The Twilight Zone), Robert De Niro (Once Upon a Time in America, The King of Comedy), and Shea Whigham (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Bad Times at the El Royale). The film also has Glenn Fleshler (Boardwalk Empire, The Twilight Zone), and Bryan Callen (Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill, The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It). On top of that, Brett Cullen (Ghost Rider, The Dark Knight Rises) will be in the film as well along with Marc Maron (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Almost Famous), Douglas Hodge (Red Sparrow, Black Mirror), and Josh Pais (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, I Saw the Light). Bill Camp (The Night Of, Midnight Special) rounds out the cast along with Dante Pereira-Olson (You Were Never Really Here, Mozart in the Jungle) as young Bruce Wayne.
DC Joker Movie Details: – Production:
Todd Phillips (Starsky & Hutch) is in the director’s seat for Joker. The DC movie is penned by Phillips and Scott Silver (The Finest Hours, The Mod Squad) based on the character created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson. Phillips will also be producing the film along with Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, A Star Is Born), and Emma Tillinger Koskoff (Shutter Island, The Irishman). Lawrence Sher (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Dukes of Hazzard) is the film’s cinematographer, Hildur Guðnadóttir (Mary Magdalene, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) is handling the movie’s music, and Jeff Groth (The Wedding Ringer, Office Christmas Party) serves as its editor.
The total budget for Joker is at $55 million and is a collaboration of production companies include Sikelia Productions, Joint Effort Productions, Bron Creative, Village Roadshow Pictures, and DC Films.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute Todd Phillips’ Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix into a theater near you on October 4, 2019.
