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The Joker doesn’t need an origin story (or a solo movie)

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Anghus Houvouras on the news that Warner Bros. is working on a Joker origin movie… There are few things in life that i can say are an absolute certainty. I know that 20th Century Fox will never make a good Fantastic Four movie. I know that the Universal Monsters Dark Universe might be the worst […]

Warner Bros. developing Joker origin movie from Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese

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DC fans are in for some rather surprising news. According to Deadline, DC and Warner Bros. are apparently in the early stages of development of an origin film for The Joker, one of the most well-known and fearsome villains in all of comics. The film is to be directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover) from a […]

Jared Leto in talks to star in Bloodshot

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Actor and musician Jared Leto is in talks to star in Sony’s Bloodshot movie. Leto, seemingly enjoying being more involved in movies these days after an erratic earlier career, is in talks to join Bloodshot, an adaptation of the comic series from Valiant Entertainment. The project is the second in a five picture deal between DMG […]

Rumour: Warner Bros. developing Harley Quinn vs. The Joker movie

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With Warner Bros.’ big DC Extended Universe San Diego Comic-Con panel set to take place tomorrow, the DCEU rumour mill is certainly in overdrive at the minute. Earlier we had a report that Ben Affleck may be finished as Batman, and now comes word of another potential movie in development at the studio. According to […]

Jared Leto plays coy on whether The Joker will appear in Gotham City Sirens, praises Wonder Woman

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Among the many projects on Warner Bros.’ DC slate is the Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite director David Ayer with Margot Robbie’s Harleen Quinzel. Given the ending of Suicide Squad, it would make sense that Harley will be joined in the reunion by The Joker, although Jared Leto wasn’t giving anything […]

Jared Leto in talks for TRON reboot, TRON: Legacy director discusses original plans for third movie

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Back in May 2015, Disney announced that it had pulled the plug on its planned follow-up to TRON: Legacy, but it seems the Mouse House may not be finished with the franchise entirely, as THR is reporting that Jared Leto is in early talks for the lead in a reboot of the sci-fi property. According […]

The Joker was featured in Ben Affleck’s original script for The Batman

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Before Affleck departed the director’s chair and the script fell into other hands, The Batman was initially set to feature The Joker among other villains. So yeah, here were are again, the saga that never ends. After learning that The Batman won’t be released until 2019 and that the search for a new director is […]

Jared Leto teasing his return as The Joker?

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Suicide Squad might not have landed with the bang that many had hoped in terms of critical acclaim; it was panned by critics, but that didn’t stop fans from flocking to the cinema, and it hasn’t stopped fans from thinking about the DCEU’s future. Jared Leto clearly has his mind focused on such thoughts as he […]

Blade Runner sequel officially titled Blade Runner 2049

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One year from today the highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner will come out in theaters and now we have an official title: Blade Runner 2049. Very little is known about the long-gestating film, but director Denis Villeneuve revealed to Entertainment Weekly that the film will take place decades after the original and will again be […]