Well this just got really interesting… our colleagues over at ComicBook have confirmed that Joker will be featuring Alfred Pennyworth and a young Bruce Wayne!
The site has learnt that Douglas Hodge (The Night Manager; Penny Dreadful) and Dante Pereira-Olson (Jessica Jones) have both joined the cast of the Warner Bros. picture currently in production in New York.
Little is known about either role in the film. It is noted in the report that neither role is expected to be huge in the movie. There has been rumours a major sequence in the movie will take place in Wanye Manor. The two may make a small cameo appearance during that sequence.
Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, also starring are Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.
Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film is being produced by Phillips and Bradley Cooper under their Joint Effort banner, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It is executive produced by Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner and Bruce Berman.
Joker will be released on October 4, 2019. For all our Joker coverage head to our archive!
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