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Last week we learned that The Hangover director Todd Phillips and the legendary Martin Scorsese were working on a Joker origin movie. And now thanks to an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience of all places, we have some juicy new details!

Brendan Schaub is a former MMA fighter who’s transitioned to Hollywood over the last few years. At one point on the podcast they were talking about Tim Burton, which lead to Batman, which lead to the new Joker movie. Schaub is friends Todd Feldman, who just so happens to be Todd Phillips’ agent, and revealed some new details about the movie.

“My boy Todd Feldman put this together with Todd Phillips,” Schaub said. “It’s dark. It’s like a dark Joker. As a kid, he had a permanent smile and everyone made fun of him. It’s like on the streets of Brooklyn. It’s super dark and real.” Check out his comments in the video below around the 1:03:32 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3812&v=qs6e-3KsHi8

Schaub’s comments line up with what we learned last week, The Joker origin movie will be gritty and grounded hard-boiled crime film set in early-’80s Gotham City that isn’t meant to feel like a DC movie as much as one of Scorsese’s films from that era, like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull or The King Of Comedy, according to Deadline.

Source: http://batman-news.com/2017/08/29/joker-origin-movie-bullied/

Come break me down, bury me bury me if AP.

 

[the anime man]

Sounds.... not good.

 

[BatDan]

Stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop

Stop

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah.

Scorsese will put his name on this.

Sure.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

i'm in.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Box office flop.

Mark this post.

 

[thekonamicode]

I'm just so tired

 

[hughesta]

....huh

 

[theWB27]

Permanent smile?

 

[Maximo]

"As a kid, he had a permanent smile and everyone made fun of him. It’s like on the streets of Brooklyn. It’s super dark and real.”

Brah its so real so dark SO EDGY.

 

[LowlySmokeGuy]

Fake as fuck.

 

[Fury451]

Well that sounds like trash. So consistent with their new ideas about Joker I guess.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

but does Gordon have a beer and cheat on his wife?

(this is for the old folks)

 

[cackhyena]

Ew

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Fucking disaster artists.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Why would God allow this

 

[Krappadizzle]

Will wait to pass judgement.

 

[iavi]

Some things remain better a mystery ffs

 

[FUME5]

Pass

Spoiler

e

.

 

[Killthee]

All of this sounds so dumb. WTF Geoff, what are you doing?

 

[nhlducks35]

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

...


huh?

 

[Rumblebones]

THEY'RE QUOTING BRENDAN SCHAUB?

Since when the fuck is he Hollywood?

Trash article citing the ramblings of BS on the JRE. lmao, no standards.

 

[Plum]

It’s like on the streets of Brooklyn. It’s super dark and real.

Oh no

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Yeah no

 

[Random Human]

Last week we learned that The Hangover director Todd Phillips and the legendary Martin Scorsese were working on a Joker origin movie. And now thanks to an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience of all places, we have some juicy new details!

Brendan Schaub is a former MMA fighter who’s transitioned to Hollywood over the last few years. At one point on the podcast they were talking about Tim Burton, which lead to Batman, which lead to the new Joker movie. Schaub is friends Todd Feldman, who just so happens to be Todd Phillips’ agent, and revealed some new details about the movie.

Literally every sentence of this is blowing my mind.

 

[spanks]

From the director of The Hangover 2 and Due Date. Hmmmm.

I'm all for DC's new approach, but you might need better talent than that.

 

[Sanjuro]

He wouldn't know what to do with one if he caught it.

 

[JCHandsom]

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Why would God allow this

Right..THIS is the worst thing he's "allowed."

 

[HardRojo]

Why do they want to keep running Joker? Wasn't Suicide Squad enough punishment for the character?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Best response to this news.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

I can't fucking believe this.
Just fucking end this already.

 

[Elginer]

Nah dawg, nah.

 

[Jon Carter]

Are there any American movies set in high school where one of the main characters isn't getting bullied?

 

[HStallion]

I'm cool with it if they treat it like a Chucky movie.

 

[kswiston]

Just want the world needs. A joker that angry socially outcast young men relate to even more than the TDK Joker!

but does Gordon have a beer and cheat on his wife?

(this is for the old folks)

Year One?

 

[night814]

So dark bruh.

Just watch(read) The Killing Joke, it's the only Joker origin that's ever been needed. It makes perfect sense and is more tragic than "dark and edgy"

 

[Imperial Bishop]

No. no. no. I don't want this. Nobody asked for this.

 

[Yukinari]

The Killing Joke comic and 2nd half of the movie are the perfect amount of time for Joker's origin.

Why does this need to exist.

 

[Shin K Dash]

a joker origin movie just doesn't work....

 

[wandering]

Permanent smile?

 

[Grizzlyjin]

GASP as the Joker is diagnosed with an aggressive form of Bell's Palsy!

CRY as he turns to a life of crime to pay the medical bills!

CHEER as he goes to Men's Warehouse and can only afford a cheap purple suit!

 

[theWB27]

I'm cool with it if they treat it like a Chucky movie.

Chucky is terrible.

 

[Fat4all]

Nah dawg, nah.

 

[shira]

Oscar confirmed

 

[Jigorath]

SUPER DARK AND REAL

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I'm cool with it if they treat it like a Chucky movie.

lol..Ok, NOW I'm onboard.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Oh for the love of....

 

[Sweeney Tom]

DCCU L