Robert De Niro is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Phillips’ untitled Joker origin movie, sources confirmed to Variety.Sources say De Niro would be portraying a talk-show host who plays a part in driving Phoenix’s character to go mad and become the Clown Prince of Crime.
Insiders say the script has ties to the De Niro comedy “King of Comedy” about a failing comedian who kidnaps a popular talk-show host to gain fame.
In this case, the roles would be reversed, with De Niro playing the smug host.Phillips is on board to co-write and direct the Warner Bros.
movie.Insiders stress that Jared Leto, who starred in “Suicide Squad” as the Joker, is still on board as the character in the DC Universe and that this Phoenix pic has no effect on what happens with Leto’s character in future DC films.Leto most recently
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