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Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips bringing Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS to HBO

August 5, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips are set to bring Joby Warrick’s Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS to the small screen, with The Hangover duo executive producing a limited series for HBO alongside writer Gregg Hurwitz (Orphan X) and director Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones). Black […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips

Joaquin Phoenix responds to The Joker casting rumours

April 3, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

While Joaquin Phoenix has been on the promotional trail for You Were Never Really Here (read our ★★★★★ here) he has been speaking about the rumours linking him with the Todd Phillips directed and Martin Scorsese produced Joker origin film. In discussion with Fandango, he was asked whether he’d be playing The Joker, to which the […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, the joker, Todd Phillips

Warner Bros.’ Joker origin movie to reportedly begin filming in May

February 22, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in August of last year it was reported that Warner Bros. had tapped Todd Phillips (The Hangover) to co-write and direct a Joker movie, separate from the DC Extended Universe, which will explore the origins of the Clown Prince of Crime. Phillips turned in his script late last year, and it seems it has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, the joker, Todd Phillips

Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play The Joker in standalone film

February 8, 2018 by Ricky Church

While we still wait for news on Matt Reeves’ The Batman and other future DCEU project, there is some developments regarding Todd Phillips’ untitled standalone Joker film. According to Variety, Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice) is wanted to portray The Clown Prince of Crime in the film and has already agreed to star in, though studio negotiations have yet to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: DC, Joaquin Phoenix, the joker, Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips’ Joker origin movie script to be turned in next week

September 22, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Almost a month ago to the day, it was revealed that Warner Bros. had tapped Todd Phillips (The Hangover) to direct a Joker origin movie, which would be separate from the DC Extended Universe. Well, it seems the project may be further along than we thought, as Justin Kroll from Variety is reporting that Phillips […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, the joker, Todd Phillips

Death Note actor Lakeith Stanfield wants to play the Joker in origin movie

August 27, 2017 by Justin Cook

Ever since it was revealed that Warner Bros. is planning an origin movie built around Batman’s archenemy, the Joker, speculation has been rampant about which actor will fill the character’s clown shoes. The film will be under an entirely new DC banner, one that exists outside of the DC Extended Universe, meaning that Suicide Squad’s […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Lakeith Stanfield, Martin Scorsese, the joker, Todd Phillips

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

August 23, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

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 […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Batman, DC, DC Extended Universe, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joker, Martin Scorsese, The Dark Knight, Todd Phillips

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