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Joker is an upcoming American psychological thriller (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller) film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures) and based on the DC Comics (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics) character Joker (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(character)) . It is intended to be the first in a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe) (DCEU). The film is directed by Todd Phillips (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Phillips) from a screenplay co-written with Scott Silver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Silver) , and stars Joaquin Phoenix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix) as the Joker, alongside Robert De Niro (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro) , Zazie Beetz (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazie_Beetz) , Frances Conroy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Conroy) , Marc Maron (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Maron) , Bill Camp (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Camp) , Glenn Fleshler (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Fleshler) , Shea Whigham (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Whigham) , Brett Cullen (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Cullen) , Douglas Hodge (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hodge) and Josh Pais (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Pais) . Set in 1981, Joker follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City) .
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Development of a standalone Joker film was confirmed in August 2017, after Warner Bros. and DC Films (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Films) decided to deemphasize the shared (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_universe) nature of the DCEU. Phillips was set to direct, produce, and co-write the script—inspired by executive producer Martin Scorsese (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese) 's films Taxi Driver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver) , Raging Bull (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raging_Bull) , and The King of Comedy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Comedy_(film)) —with Silver. Leonardo DiCaprio (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio) was considered to play the Joker before Phoenix became attached to the project in February 2018; he was cast that July, and the majority of the cast had signed on by August. Principal photography (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography) began in September 2018, taking place in New York City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) , Jersey City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City) , and
Joker is an upcoming American psychological thriller (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller) film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures) and based on the DC Comics (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics) character Joker (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(character)) . It is intended to be the first in a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe) (DCEU). The film is directed by Todd Phillips (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Phillips) from a screenplay co-written with Scott Silver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Silver) , and stars Joaquin Phoenix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix) as the Joker, alongside Robert De Niro (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro) , Zazie Beetz (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazie_Beetz) , Frances Conroy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Conroy) , Marc Maron (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Maron) , Bill Camp (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Camp) , Glenn Fleshler (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Fleshler) , Shea Whigham (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Whigham) , Brett Cullen (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Cullen) , Douglas Hodge (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hodge) and Josh Pais (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Pais) . Set in 1981, Joker follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City) .
TEASER TRAILER: youtu.be/t433PEQGErc
Development of a standalone Joker film was confirmed in August 2017, after Warner Bros. and DC Films (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Films) decided to deemphasize the shared (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_universe) nature of the DCEU. Phillips was set to direct, produce, and co-write the script—inspired by executive producer Martin Scorsese (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese) 's films Taxi Driver (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver) , Raging Bull (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raging_Bull) , and The King of Comedy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Comedy_(film)) —with Silver. Leonardo DiCaprio (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio) was considered to play the Joker before Phoenix became attached to the project in February 2018; he was cast that July, and the majority of the cast had signed on by August. Principal photography (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography) began in September 2018, taking place in New York City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) , Jersey City (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City) , and
