Tag: War Dogs
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Todd Philips Says He Had Filmmakers In Mind For DC Black Movies, But Regime Change At Warners Shifted Plan
Filmmaker Todd Phillips has a pretty great story about how he came up with “The Joker” pitch to Warner Bros which he told on the most recent episode of Michael Moore’s podcast, Rumble With Michael Moore. As he tells it, it’s 2016 and he’s standing outside the premiere of his movie “War Dogs”— says he…
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Only Todd Phillips Could Have Made ‘Joker’
Todd Phillips makes ugly movies. Yes, they’re comedies, but they typically have a noticeable lack of empathy and humanity. There’s not a lot of joy in his comedies, mostly misery. The Hangover movies get progressively crueler, and War Dogs and Due Date aren’t much different. He’s cold and displays an appetite for pain, and those…
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‘Joker’ Will Be Rated R, Director Todd Phillips Confirms
When the unique DC adaptation Joker hits theaters later this year, it will indeed be with an R rating from the MPAA. This one-off take on the iconic DC Comics villain was spearheaded by The Hangover and War Dogs filmmaker Todd Phillips, who pitched making a gritty, 70s-set Joker movie in the vein of Taxi…
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First Possible Details Surface for Todd Phillips’ Joker Origin Movie
Attention, The Killing Joke fans! A new report has surfaced suggesting Warner Bros.’ Joker origin movie might be taking some cues from Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s celebrated/controversial 1988 graphic novel series, which is considered by many the definitive Joker tale. Per The Wrap, the origin movie will portray the Clown Prince of Crime as…