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Todd Phillips’ Joker origin movie still moving ahead despite Jared Leto’s DCEU return

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Yesterday it was announced that Jared Leto is set to reprise his Suicide Squad role as The Joker for a DC Extended Universe solo movie focusing on the Clown Prince of Crime. As we’ve known for some time, Warner Bros. has also been planning a standalone Joker movie from director Todd Phillips (The Hangover) and […]

Nicolas Cage believes he would make a “great” Joker

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Nicolas Cage believes that he would be a “great” Joker and that the part would be the “perfect” role for him. Jokers seem to be coming thick and fast these days, Jared Leto has mostly recently inhabited the role in Suicide Squad, Joaquin Phoenix is being mentioned for the solo Joker movie, and now Nicolas […]

DC Collectibles’ Gerard Way Batman and Joker Black and White statues available for pre-order

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Sideshow and DC Collectibles have revealed the upcoming Batman and Joker Black and White collectible statues based on the designs of My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. The statues are limited to 5000 pieces and are available to pre-order now, priced at $80.00 each; take a look at the official promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING […]

Joaquin Phoenix responds to The Joker casting rumours

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While Joaquin Phoenix has been on the promotional trail for You Were Never Really Here (read our ★★★★★ here) he has been speaking about the rumours linking him with the Todd Phillips directed and Martin Scorsese produced Joker origin film. In discussion with Fandango, he was asked whether he’d be playing The Joker, to which the […]

DC Collectibles’ The Joker statue from Batman: The Killing Joke available to pre-order now

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Last week we got a look at the Dark Knight [see here], and now Sideshow and DC Collectibles has unveiled the DC Designer series The Joker mini statue which is based on the likeness of the Clown Prince of Crime from Alan Moore’s and Brian Bolland’s award-winning 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke. The […]

DC Collectibles’ Joker DC Core statue available to pre-order now

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Promotional images have arrived online for DC Collectibles DC Core Joker PVC Statue. The piece is available to pre-order now via Sideshow Collectibles, priced at $50.00 and is expected to ship August-October; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Brian Bolland’s Batman gets a DC Designer statue from Sideshow and DC Collectibles Sideshow and DC Collectibles […]

Wiseau Serious? See Tommy Wiseau’s Joker edited into The Dark Knight

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Last week, the folks at Nerdist released a rather humourous video featuring The Room creator Tommy Wiseau ‘auditioning’ for the role of The Joker, and now sure enough someone has taken that footage and spliced it into Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. It’s probably not going to win any Oscars, but it’s definitely worth a […]

The Joker Premium Format figure unveiled by Sideshow Collectibles

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Sideshow Collectibles has revealed its limited edition The Joker Premium Format figure. The Clown Prince of Crime is available to pre-order now, priced at $640.00 and is expected to ship January-March 2019; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles SEE ALSO: Sideshow’s Harley Quinn Premium Format Figure available to pre-order now Sideshow is […]

The Joker origin movie will take inspiration from The Killing Joke

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Over the years, we’ve been presented with a number of possible backstories for The Joker, and while the Clown Prince of Crime’s origin is yet to be laid out definitively, it seems that Warner Bros. and director Todd Phillips will be drawing one of the most iconic tellings for their upcoming movie. According to The […]