‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Says The Film Is A Tragedy

During the Warner Bros. presentation at Cinema Con, Joker director Todd Phillips revealed the upcoming film will be a tragedy.

The first footage for Todd Phillips’ Joker film debuted at Cinema Con on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Todd Phillips also shared a teaser poster before the presentation with the trailer being released on Wednesday. Joker will operate outside of the existing DCEU and Joaquin Phoenix is taking on the iconic role. According to Fandango’s Erik Davis, Todd Phillips revealed Joker will be a tragedy about Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck while saying:

“A lot has been said about this movie and a lot of is not accurate.”

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Directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.

“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.

Joker will be released in theaters on October 4, 2019. But before that Warner Bros. has Shazam! set to hit theaters this Friday, which will be followed by Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020.

Joker is one of the many projects in the works at Warner Bros. and DC Films, including The Batman, The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Black Adam, Supergirl, New Gods, Batgirl, and Birds of Prey.

Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the new Joker movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix in the starring role as well as the future of the DC slate as we learn it.

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