In a shocking revelation, it's been announced that DC Films and Warner Bros. are planning a Joker origin movie that will introduce a new actor in the role of the iconic Batman villain - but that story has a footnote that DC fans will freaking out about!

According to Deadline's initial report about the Joker origin movie:

"This will be the first film under a new banner that has yet to be named in which WB can expand the canon of DC properties and create unique storylines with different actors playing the iconic characters."

This news will hit with the impact of a bombshell, as there has been so much controversy up to this point about DC/WB's approach to launching the DC Extended Universe franchise of films.

Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad made money but didn't sway fans into the DCEU brand - and even after Wonder Woman's milestone success, the upcoming Justice League movie is mired in rumor in speculation over why director Zack Snyder left the project, and just how much work director Joss Whedon is having to do to salvage the project. That's not even counting the rumors of major franchise stars like Ben Affleck (Batman) and Jared Leto (Joker) being unhappy with their statuses in the DCEU franchise.