Director Todd Phillips’ ( Hangover trilogy, Wardogs) stand-alone Joker movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is set to hit theaters Oct. 4, 2019, and will be the first entry in DC’s Elseworld movies.

Joaquin Phoenix is starring as the iconic villain in the Warner Bros. and DC film, which has gotten its official title — ‘Joker.’

The studio describes Phillips’ film as being an “Exploration of a man disregarded by society [that] is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale.” Phillips and Scott Silver co-wrote the script.

Joker‘s budget is in the $55 million range, significantly lower than the tentpoles that dominate the form. And the movie is meant to be darker and more experimental in tone and content (at least as experimental as a studio can be with established brands such as DC), which is described as being akin to a crime drama.

Hildur Gudnadottir was confirmed to score the film. We know that Marc Maro and Robert De Niro will also star in the film. “This is the movie that it’s going to be in, and hopefully it will make the cut, and honestly, it’s a pretty great script. So there you have it,” Maron said.

Fans have noticed that Joaquin Phoenix has gone thinner for the role as Joker

Thomas Wayne appears in the film as a cheesy, tanned businessman, ie, 1980s Trump. It’s rumored to set in 1981.

The Joker movie is set to begin filming in around 2 weeks and this is at the top of my most excited upcoming CBMs along with The Batman & Avengers 4. Well, the filmmakers’ doesn’t like to call it a ‘CBM’, I think they’re cooking something extraordinary and different like Watchmen.

SOURCE: THR