According to reports, Martin Scorsese is set to produce an origin
film for The Joker. The Hangover‘s Todd Phillips will co-write
the script with 8 Mile‘s Scott Silver. Phillips is set to direct, as well
as produce the film with Scorsese.
The film will be set under a new, unnamed banner Warner Bros
is creating to expand their cinematic universe. According to the
scuttlebutt, It won’t feature any current iteration of the
character. While Jared Leto is still presumably set to play the
Joker in the current crop of DC films, this one will be going with
a different, younger actor.
And the reason for that is the setting. Supposedly, the film will be
set in an early 80’s version of Gotham. As it’s meant to be a gritty
origin story for the character, it’ll likely be much like Scorsese’s
films from that period; Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and the like.
My one suggestion? Don’t get another method actor to play The
Joker. That said, reports also indicate that Scorsese was brought
on as to entice Leonardo DiCaprio to join the project in some
capacity. That all said, there’s no hard date attached to the film
yet, so we won’t know more for a while.
Fox Angling for King of the Hill Revival
Fox isn’t just stopping at The X-Files, Prison Break and 24.
The network is in talks with Mike Judge and Greg Daniels
to bring King of the Hill back to the network. And, it’s
probably the best time for it, honestly.
King of the Hill, ostensibly created to poke fun at
conservatives, would also take a number of swipes at the
liberal side of things. And it did so much better than The
Goode Family. It did, however, do its best to retain realism,
as opposed to shows like South Park or The Simpsons (yes,
I laughed as I typed that show’s name). To this day, there
are people in denial as to what PC Principal was meant to
skewer, I’d imagine partially because the presentation is so
harsh. So I’d expect a pillar of salt from both sides of out
currently super polarized political climate.
Pseudointellectuals on both sides are probably going to get
bitchslapped
King of the Hill worked, though, because Hank is a
relatively well grounded, identifiable character. Even
when you might not agree with a position he took you
could understand it. He added an element of heart to the
show that really made it something anyone could enjoy.
Incluso si Peggy era algo odioso. So here’s hoping the King
of the Hill revival is every bit as good as the first 8 seasons.
Hell, even King of the Hill‘s seasonal rot was better than
The Simpsons‘. I welcome this with open arms.
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Martin Scorsese Working On Joker Origin
Film For Warner Bros.