A Handy Guide to the Statuses of the Too Many Joker Movies in the Works

On Tuesday night , word broke that Warner Bros. was pass Jared Leto ’s discredited embodiment of the Joker his own spinoff . Which would be all well and safe — some fans , and even Leto himself , were disgruntled at how little he appear in Suicide Squad — if … well , there were n’t already a smörgåsbord of other motion picture starring multiple Jokers in the works at the studio apartment .

Over the last class or so , among declaration of everything from celluloid version of DC Comics’New GodstoBlackhawks , we ’ve heard about four different projects that would be ground around Batman ’s most infamous foil . attempt to think the various states of “ in reality happening ” these moving-picture show are in is already confusing — tot up a new one is bound to make things even worse . So here ’s what we know ( so far ) about each of Warner Bros. ’ Joker - related project .

Suicide Squad 2

Formally announced at San Diego Comic - Con last class , Squad 2 has been hard rumour to feature Leto ’s Joker from the get - go . While we hump the project ’s still happen , Warner Bros. struggled to nail down a director to follow up David Ayer ’s first moving-picture show : At first , Mel Gibson was apparently being considered , only forThe Shallows ’ Jaume Collet - Serrato emerge as a front - moon-curser … and right away godirect Disney ’s Jungle Cruise motion picture , ready himself unavailable . He was replaced bythe current music director , Gavin O’Connor .

The pic was due to start take subsequently this year for a potential release in former 2019 , but apparently Warner Bros. ’ inflammation over the script for the Harley - Quinn - centric Birds of Prey photographic film has contribute to production allegedly beingpushed out of 2018 , so it might be a while before we get the , err , exciting opportunityto skwad up again .

Joker Origin Story

The first affair to know about this apparent Joker blood line movie is that it does n’t star Leto ’s version of the character — in fact , as far as we experience , it ’s completely unrelated to any current part of the DC movie continuity . The picture , directed and co - written by Todd Phillips ( joined by 8 Miles Scott Silver on the handwriting ) , is set in the eighties and isrumored to present the Joker as a fail comedian , in the vein of the origin story revealed in the infamous graphic novel The Killing Joke . It ’s said to be so heavily invigorate by the films of Martin Scorsese that the legendary director isactually attached to produce .

Joaquin Phoenix isallegedly set to work the Joker in this photographic film — but the star has been soobtuselyvagueabout acknowledging that fact that we ’re frankly unsure if he ’s really involved or if the movie ’s actually still happening .

Harley Quinn vs. The Joker

Revealedliterally the day afterthe Joker beginning movie ( and only recently rumored to be specifically dubbed Harley Quinn vs. The Joker ) , this motion-picture show will sport Margot Robbie and Jared Leto ’s avatar of Harley Quinn and the Joker , and will be written and directed by Crazy Stupid Love ’s Glen Ficarra and John Requa . The film manifestly ended up taking the blank space ofDavid Ayer ’s Gotham City Sirens adaptation , which would ’ve featured Harley Quinn and other distaff villains , which is now presently being retread .

Of all the Joker - related movies this is really the one we ’ve get wind the least about since its reveal , although bothRobbieandLetohave expressed their own confusion about which movies they ’re actually going to show up together for , so your guesswork is as well as ours . This one , like Squad 2 , is also much further off in the length , supposedly bumped so Warner Bros. could commence production on Birds of Prey first .

Jared Leto’s Joker Standalone

And that bring us to this calendar week , withVariety ’s reveal that Leto will be getting his own Joker standalone . We know very little , given the crust of it all — neither screenwriter nor director were tie to the news . But we do experience that Leto will asterisk , and that the motion-picture show is designed to launch a program for more Suicide Squad - themed spinoffs beyond just this Joker film or WB ’s Birds of Prey plans for Harley . Please look forward to morenightmarestoriesabout Jared Leto’son - set method act doings .

This does n’t even begin to scratch the aerofoil of Joker appearances in Warner Bros. ’ ever - growing ticket of DC movies . There ’s always a chance the Joker appears inThe Batman(although we ’ve latterly heardanother major Bat - villain is maybe taking the lead ) , or the Harley Quinn - centric Birds of Prey . And give Harley ’s Gotham City Sirens affair , it would not be surprising to learn of the Joker ’s participation in that film , too , if it ever really progresses again after that re - work .

It ’s all too much in such a very specific corner of the DC macrocosm , if we ’re being true . Right now , Warner Bros. is throwing estimation at a rampart and hoping to see what sticks . Maybe it should chill off from the clown prince of crime and try chuck some other ideas at that wall for now . There are a great deal of graphic symbol who could do well if given the chance .

This took a lot longer to photoshop than I’d like to admit.