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The Internet blew up on Tuesday afternoon after news broke that Warner Bros. is planning a standalone origin film about Batman big bad The Joker.
"The Hangover" director Todd Phillips will reportedly co-write the film and possibly direct, while Martin Scorsese will produce.
The plan is to make a movie totally separate from the current DC Extended Universe, meaning no tie-ins to any current films and no Jared Leto. Deadline reports that the filmmakers are hoping to make a "gritty and grounded hard-boiled crime film set in early-'80s."
While he'll sit this movie out, Leto is still expected to appear in "Suicide Squad 2" and "Gotham City Sirens."
Though there quite were a few people excited to see what Scorsese could bring to the character, most of the Twitter chatter was overwhelmingly negative. A majority of the complaints centered around giving such a mysterious character a fleshed-out backstory.
An origin is totally unnecessary for the Joker at this point. And as in prev RT, The Dark Knight made it clear he's scarier w/out one.
@whitneyd
that Joker film is supposed to be an origin film? oh god
@LeNoirAuteur
i hate the idea of joker having an origin like, we know HOW he was made but it's so dumb for him to be like “oh look at him having a bad day
@batgirlofatx
Yes, let's pretend Jared is a non aging man and need a "younger actor" to play the joker in a solo movie also let's ignore he has an Oscar.
@Lucifer_In_LA
do we really need a Joker movie 😷
@omgfabulous
me about the joker pic.twitter.com/y90XLiWrlM
@juliaereck
Can we just... leave the Joker alone for a bit?
@lizfawks
I'm about sick of Batman and the Joker. Show me something new, I'll even accept Batman Beyond.
@Sparky_Venkman
What does the Joker do in a movie that doesn't have Batman? And if the movie does have Batman it really isn't a spinoff it's Batman.
@daveshayneducks
A Joker origin movie is quite possibly the dumbest idea DC/WB have ever had, and that's saying a lot.
@OG_MDB
Just when you thought Jared Leto was the worst thing that could happen to The Joker.https://t.co/cqnvE4V3j3
@juanmadpelicula
|| I dunno about a younger joker, sounds like a waste of time to me
@gigglesandblood
I love the Joker but WB/DC needs to get it together.
@unbound1984
WB trying to explain the continuity of the Joker film and whether or not it's a retcon. pic.twitter.com/1oQYNh22An
@MyNameIsSam1776
The idea of a Joker movie that's not connected to the DCEU is a foolish move.
@ConnorFilm
Besides, that character is used best in dosages.
the new joker movie is cancelled
@ElizaGLotho
Ohhh will this be the origin in how Joker got all his horrible tats? 🙄 #Damaged https://t.co/nLLRdBSjcA
@PeterPolicastro
There's literally a MULTITUDE of other characters that are far better than Joker is that I'd pay money to see and yet we're stuck w/this BS.
@angelt18
There shouldn't be a joker origin movie, we've gone decades without needing to know his origin. The mystery shouldn't be messed with.
@BlewsAttack
Fuuuck. Offfff. Enough with the fucking origin stories. Everyone knows who the Joker is. It'll be fucking 'Maleficent' all over again.
@nerdface76
This is an awful idea. One of the greatest aspects of the Joker is just how unknowable his past is. It makes him a force, rather than a man. https://t.co/rIvBTUR3EK
@nova_mjohnson
One of the most messed up things about the Joker is that we don't even know why he is the way he is 😭 Don't just go making up stuff
@AjaReneeee
So, a new The Joker movie:
@hypercubexl
✅Not Jared Leto
❓The dude who made The Hangover
⁉️Not in continuity with any other WB/DC movies
why? ? ? ??
the joker spinoff film is gonna suck so hard
@KickBanner
There are so many other BETTER DC stories to tell on the big screen. Out of all of them, WHY DOES A JOKER ORIGIN MOVIE make the cut?? C'mon!
@RandoPersona
NOOOO!!! 😭 Leto already ruined him why are yall tryna give Joker a origin film https://t.co/Iy1OhY8Jzk
@_idleThoughts
WE ALREADY HAD A JOKER ORIGIN MOVIE. IT STARRED JACK NICHOLSON! pic.twitter.com/c8hShZZ5Mi
@CCTabet
The best Joker origin story is the second one in THE DARK KNIGHT. Because it means the first one was BS. There is no explaining the Joker.
@DecentFilms
Me with everyone who's excited about the joker movie. pic.twitter.com/nqNaEzsHHi
@GovrnmtUnicorn
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A Joker origin movie goes against everything that makes the character interesting. This superhero largesse needs to stop
@samhines
