Big casting news today as Todd Phillips’ Joker movie fills out the roles of Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth and our first look at Thomas Wayne (left to right above).
So who’s who?
Well, You Were Never Really Here’s Dante Pereira-Olson will play young Bruce in the movie along with The Night Manager’s Douglas Hodge will play Alfred Pennyeworth.
Along with that, you can check out the first look at Brett Cullen as Thomas Wayne in the movie (here) and how much he looks like Alec Baldwin who was originally tipped for the role.
The casting of Bruce and Alfred has us baffled as it means that by the time Bruce puts on the Batsuit this Joker would be, what? Sixty?
So we’re wondering… could this movie connect to the DC Universe and is this ‘a’ Joker, like they did with the Gotham TV series and is being explored in the comics? Could there be several Jokers?
Or, as it’s being reported, is this indeed a completely standalone movie? Even if it is, Bruce is much too young to ever stand against Joker.
We’re intrigued. Are you?
“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
Directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, Shea Whigham, and Robert De Niro.
Joker will be released in theaters on October 4, 2019.
Source: Comicbook
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