Todd Phillips also said that “people are gonna be mad” about this news.
The upcomingJokermovie starringJoaquin Phoenixwill be a wholly original take on the iconic Gotham villain.
“We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from.
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That’s what was interesting to me.
We’re not even doing Joker, but the story of becoming Joker.
It’s about this man.”
TheWalk the Lineactor was his first choice to play the Joker.
“I think he’s the greatest actor,” Phillips said.
“We had a photo of him above our computer while we were writing.
We constantly thought, ‘God, imagine if Joaquin actually does this.'”
Jokercomes to theaters on Oct. 4.
