GLOW Star Marc Maron In Talks To Join The Cast Of Todd Philips' JOKER Movie In A Key Role
Hot on the heels of the news that The Hangover's Bryan Callen has joined the cast of the Joker movie, the trades are reporting that Todd Philips' origin story has also added GLOW actor Marc Maron...
After earning acclaim for his turn as Sam Sylvia in the first two seasons of Netflix's wrestling series GLOW, actor/comedian Marc Maron is in talks to join the cast of Todd Philips' Joker movie.
According to Variety, Maron would play "a booking agent on Robert De Niro’s talk show who plays a part in booking Phoenix’s character, and eventually causes him to go mad and become the Clown Prince of Crime."
It sounds like those comparisons to Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy were certainly earned.
The trade also stresses that Jared Leto is still on board as the DCEU/Worlds of DC incarnation of the iconic Batman villain, and Joaquin Phoenix's take is being envisioned as a one-off, standalone picture.
Phillips will co-write and direct the Warner Bros. film, which is currently set to hit theaters on Oct. 4, 2019.
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