Joker
Kevin Smith is weighing in on DC ’s bluff ( albeit controversial ) selection to have multiple film version ofThe Jokerat one time - suggesting Worlds of DC will bring WB ’s superhero moving picture in - line with comic books , a move that he believe will help the studio well compete with the MCU .
While some fans have been thrilled with the idea of different variations of core comic character existing simultaneously on the heavy screen ( the more the merrier ) , others believe the move is further grounds that WB does n’t have a clear visual modality for their film world ( give whatever will stick at the bulwark ) . The outcome ? DC was developing as many assix dissimilar films that could include a Joker- with at least two dissimilar versions of the Clown Prince of Crime ( presently Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix ) confirm . intelligibly , that many differentJokerprojects were trusted to raise a few eyebrow ; however , for longtime fans of comics that inspired the fibre , multiple floor , mutant , and interpretations were always a unremitting - and leaning into that precedent might actually give DC a leg - up on the mega - successful MCU .
verbalise withVarietyat San DiegoComic - Con 2018 , Smith made it clear-cut that not only does he think fan should be excited ( and thankful ) that we dwell in a time where a Joker movie ( much less multiple Joker motion picture ) can be made , he also conceive the potpourri and willingness to tell standalone story without the burden of deal universe persistence and tonal parity could in reality be an plus not a detriment to Warner Bros.
As Smith highlights here , while there might be a variety of Joker movie ideas circulating the development department at DC , those movies , presently , only center on the Leto and Phoenix Jokers - which will , without question , be very different interpretations . Casual moviegoers may wonder how theJoaquin Phoenix Jokerfits into the portion out universe storytelling ofSuicide Squadbut , if the origin picture is capital on its own terms , any mental confusion over shared / standalone story is a minor troublesomeness , by comparison , to voyage .
After all , one of the large problems with the Snyder - geological era DC movies was the fandom ’s black and white response in embracing or winnow out these ( non - traditional ) rendering of fan - favourite characters . That is to say , if a DC fan was put - off byJesse Eisenberg ’s Lex LuthororJared Leto ’s Joker , a lowering trust on deal universe storytelling might actually be a financial obligation - chip in that sports fan who require more traditional versions of the villain would be stuck with Snyder ’s picks for as long as theJustice Leaguemovie series was bring on films .
Under the novel picture show multiverse plan , there ’s less press on any one doer or any one movie - particularly the projects that need to experiment and take risks , since every moving-picture show is n’t make - or - break for the interconnected canon . Case in breaker point , some of the infrangible unspoiled and most darling ( and most profitable ) DC comic book have been uncanny tangents that would have been off - putt to free-and-easy audiences - but , without the air pressure of fitting into a ten - long print ravel , delivered incredible standalone fib ( such asThe Dark Knight Returns , Batman : Year One , The Killing Joke , Red Son , Superman : Speeding slug ) .
Of course , consultation will have their predilection - something that we ’ve already seen represent out with big and small screen versions ofThe Flash(not to mention Superman ) survive at the same clock time . A rooter might favor Grant Gustin over Ezra Miller but with dissimilar versions of the part somewhere in the Worlds of DC , there ’s a greater chance viewers will get a Flash they really have sex - with the added welfare of seeing an alternate version examine something dissimilar . Not to note , with the Arrowverse already try out with multiverse cross - over , the idea of a DC film that feature a squad - up or fight between Joaquin Phoenix and Jared Leto ’s Jokers is especially beguiling .
Conversely , there ’s no question that Marvel ’s partake universe pattern has been a colossal bang - and it ’s intelligible why DC was eager to try and form their own cinematic sandbox . Still , the MCU has struggled at times with share universe chronology - and still does . Agents of SHIELD , especially , is at its weakest when it casuallyreference events in theAvengersstoryline- and at its good when it has the freedom to explore standalone adventures ( such as season 5 ’s future - set arc or time of year 4 ’s Ghost Rider roundabout way ) . As the MCU evolves , and cover the cosmic nook of Marvel Comics , it ’ll be interesting to see if the studio apartment truly begin to focus on more standalone stories ( or micro apportion - creation ) of their own , disconnected from a premier narrative throughline - albeit with the possibility of play any character in for a crossover ( only where it makes sensation ) .
That ’s all to say , as comic book flick have settled in as the biggest films in the world , there ’s no reason to think studios need to rely entirely on shared world storytelling . At the end of the day , moviegoers are go to corrupt slate to serious movies - and if a story is best assure without connections to a shared universe of discourse , there ’s zero reason to squeeze a straightforward peg into a round golf hole ( especially where it chance compromise both the moving-picture show at hand and the integrity of a larger universe).The Dark Knightdid absolutely all right in theaters without a shared universe and while Marvel might have changed the biz , DC has the chance to show there is n’t one way to make a successful superhero moving-picture show dealership in Hollywood .
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