Joker poster today, teaser trailer tomorrow!

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Looks like co-writer/director Todd Phillips' upcoming JOKER origin movie starring Joaquin Phoenix is planning to drop its first teaser trailer tomorrow so make sure to mark your calendars and check back in with us tomorrow for all the insane goodness. That out of the way, today we have the film's poster which Phillips just shared over on Instagram. Check it out below and then let us know what you think!

JOKER is said to be along the lines of a crime thriller than the average comic book movie, and a "dark character study" in the vein of TAXI DRIVER and THE KING OF COMEDY. Written by Phillips and Scott Silver, JOKER draws inspiration from the Alan Moore comic book The Killing Joke.

In Alan Moore’s version of the Joker’s origins, the villain was an unnamed failed comedian who struggles to make ends meet for his pregnant wife. When his wife is killed in a freak accident and a robbery he is forced to take part in disfigures his face, the comedian snaps, becoming the infamous Joker.

Phoenix's co-stars in the film include Robert De Niro as a talk show host; Frances Conroy as Penny, the mother of Arthur Fleck, the man who becomes the Joker; Marc Maron as an agent; Brett Cullen as wealthy mayoral candidate Thomas Wayne, father of future Batman Bruce Wayne; and Zazie Beetz as a single mother who catches Arthur's attention. JOKER is set to bring a new classic (no pressure) to your local movie theater on October 4, 2019.