THE JOKER: Character Details Revealed For The Joaquin Phoenix Led Movie; Robert DeNiro Eyed For Key Role

THE JOKER: Character Details Revealed For The Joaquin Phoenix Led Movie; Robert DeNiro Eyed For Key Role

The first character details for The Joker are here and while it doesn't appear as if the movie will be borrowing an awful lot from the comic books, Robert DeNiro is being eyed for a key role here...

By JoshWilding - Jun 19, 2018 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: That Hashtag Show
There's an awful lot of buzz surrounding Warner Bros.' plans for a Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and while some fans are scratching their heads over the necessity for an 80s set origin story revolving around the Clown Prince of Crime, the project definitely has some potential. Todd Phillips will be at the helm and now some very interesting character details have been revealed about the DC Comics film.

According to That Hashtag Show, not only will the movie be set in its own universe but it could be creating "an entirely new Joker mythology." That presumably means it won't necessarily follow the comic books but seeing as the villain doesn't really have one definitive origin story, that does make sense. Anyway, here are those character breakdowns; unfortunately, none of them
sound like they're characters being lifted from the comic books and being reimagined for this standalone Joker movie.  

Penny - Supporting Female (60-74) Caucasian. Lower class, very attractive in her younger days, still feels that way about herself. But recently her health has started failing, and she's nearly bedridden in her Lower East Side apartment which she shares with her grown son who just moved back home. She's obsessed with her former employer and can't believe that this is what her life has come to, that she has ended up here, like this... 

The site speculates that this could be The Joker's mother and that she'll have struggled with mental illness over the course of her life. It's also said that a younger actress is being cast to play Penny.

Sophie Dumond Supporting female (27-34) to play African American or to play Latina. Not beautiful, has a hardness to her, a single mother living on the Lower East Side, doing the best she can, trying to make ends meet; worn out by the grind of the city. She understands how the system is stacked against her and the people in her community, how unjust it all is for them. She's just trying to catch a break.
 
Murray Franklin - Male (65-75) Caucasian.

There's no description for this guy but it's said that Robert DeNiro is currently being eyed for the role!
 
Click below to check out the rest of these character breakdowns for The Joker.



Randall - Supporting Male (40-59)Caucasian. Thinks he's the wisest and most knowledgeable person in any room he's 
in, tries to present himself as a mentor to everybody, but is really just looking out for himself, burly.
 
Gary - Supporting Male (30-49) any ethnicity to play a dwarf; Randall's best friend, he's good-natured and a buddy to his colleagues at work, one of the only decent people in the whole movie.
 
Hoyt Vaughn - Supporting Male (50-69) any ethnicity the old-school manager of hotel staff. He's seen it all, and finds it difficult to give a shit about much of anything anymore.
 
Detective Garrity - Supporting Male (50-59) any ethnicity. Police Detective in a city on the brink; a by-the-book cop, worn down by all his years on the force. He doesn't care about or take into consideration any of the societal or political ramifications of his cases.
 
Detective Burke - Supporting Male (30-39) any ethnicity. A Police Detective and Garrity's partner; he's an asshole, who gets off by being in a position of authority. Being a cop is how he defines himself.



With The Joker set to start production in September, details on who will be working behind the scenes have also been revealed. Apparently, Phillips has chosen Shayna Markowitz (Ocean's 8) as his casting director, so we should start getting some announcements soon. Mark Scoon (Wonder Woman) will serve as the executive in charge of production, keeping a close eye on proceedings during shooting. 

Phillips has also chosen cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Godzilla: King of Monsters) to work on the movie after they collaborated on The Hangover Trilogy and Mark Friedberg (Noah) will serve as The Joker's production designer. Mark Bridges (Fifty Shades of Grey), meanwhile, has been chosen as the costume designer. It's an impressive team and things for this movie are now looking up. Thoughts
?
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Krav
Krav - 6/19/2018, 2:50 AM
a low budget mob movie about gotham undergrounds set in the 80s, could be oscar worthy, i hope they do the red hood origin story tho
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 6/19/2018, 2:59 AM
"THE JOKER: Character Details Revealed For The Joaquin Phoenix Led Movie; Robert DeNiro Eyed For Key Role"
Ragnarocknroll
Ragnarocknroll - 6/19/2018, 3:35 AM
@Krav - I can pretty much guarantee that, given the director, this is is no way going to be an Oscar-worthy film. I mean, I love the first Hangover and Due Date but let's face it.
KingEmperor
KingEmperor - 6/19/2018, 4:09 AM
@Ragnarocknroll
And Adam McKay directed ‘The Big Short’.
Ragnarocknroll
Ragnarocknroll - 6/19/2018, 4:40 AM
@KingEmperor - That comparison only works if you assume that Adam McKay was a bad director before he did "The Big Short" which he definitely wasn't. He made comedies sure, but he made GOOD comedies.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/19/2018, 5:42 AM
@Ragnarocknroll

The Hangover, Old School, Road Trip, are all pretty great. McKay has Anchorman, Step Brothers, and to a smaller extent The Other Guys.

tunasmelt
tunasmelt - 6/19/2018, 6:16 AM
I hope Jared leto is in this
Reaper87
Reaper87 - 6/19/2018, 11:01 AM
Meh could be alright. Everything’s De Niro touches as of late is pure garbage so hopefully this and the Irishman get him back to where he was, not just a pay check flaked performance.
ftf530
ftf530 - 6/19/2018, 11:08 AM
@KingEmperor - adam mckay was already an infinitely better / more accomplished director before The Big Short than this guy is currently.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 6/19/2018, 3:02 AM
This looks terrible. What a waste of talent. I've always believed Joker's background was best left ambiguous. He's last comic book character who needs an actual origin story.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/19/2018, 3:07 AM
@RamonSuarez - only thing I take as an origin is the killing joke for the joker. I agree that we dont need an actual origin story
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/19/2018, 3:09 AM
@RamonSuarez - I agree, I don't think there's a need to explain why he does what he does. Not knowing just makes him a more interesting character.

But I'm willing to give the movie a chance, it doesn't necessarily have to be canon, it'll just be an interpretation.
AgeofHeroes
AgeofHeroes - 6/19/2018, 3:04 AM
why not just make this joker for the DC universe streaming service??

or maybe they are?
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 6/19/2018, 3:39 AM
@RasAlGhul - Something tells me Joaquin would definitely say no to a straight to internet movie with a character this big
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/19/2018, 3:07 AM
I'll watch pretty much anything with Robert DeNiro in it.
AgeofHeroes
AgeofHeroes - 6/19/2018, 3:16 AM
@RageDriver2401 - I LOVE THIS MOVIE...IT WAS AMAZING AND DARE I SAY PERFECT!
xfan320
xfan320 - 6/19/2018, 3:27 AM
@RasAlGhul - what movie is that from?
RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/19/2018, 3:32 AM
@RasAlGhul - Yea! Robert DeNiro was like the most loveable grandpa. The movie leaves you with such warm and fuzzy feeling.

@xfan320 - it's from The Intern.
minusman
minusman - 6/19/2018, 3:19 AM
Zero anticipation for this. Its just so damn hard to get excited for any CBM WB is going to put out now.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 6/19/2018, 3:42 AM
@minusman - Its ok soon we'll get a Booster Gold movie :) lol
minusman
minusman - 6/19/2018, 5:45 AM
@Kevwebsz - The sad thing is, I am going to be seeing any DC movie, even if I have zero hype for it, just because I will be hoping they finally get it right.
A Booster Gold movie done right to reboot the universe and keep him as the face of DCEU.
tripttwe
tripttwe - 6/19/2018, 3:22 AM
DeNiro was made to be a Falcone. My two cents.
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