Tommy Wiseauthinks that he would be a betterJokerthan Joaquin Phoenix and has reached out to director Todd Phillips about the role. Leonardo DiCaprio was rumored to play the Clown Prince of Crime in the newJoker Origin Movie, being produced by Martin Scorsese, after it was revealed that he met with Phillips 4 times to talk about the role. But new report suggests that Joaquin Phoenix is now the frontrunner for the newJokermovie. But wouldThe Room’s Tommy Wiseau be a better choice than Phoenix and DiCaprio?
Tommy Wiseau thinks he’s the right actor to portray theJokerinMartin Scorseseand Todd Phillips' new origin story and he might be right. Late last week, Wiseau hit up Phillips on social media when it was announced that Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner to play the character. Phoenix is an Academy Award nominated actor and excitement began to spread amongst DC fans with the idea of the actor taking on the role. Fan art was promptly drawn up, which stoked the fire even more. However, Tommy Wiseau thinks he can do a better job.
The Roomis considered to be theCitizen Kaneof horrible movies, but Tommy Wiseau’s role isperfectly unhingedand he could make a fineJokerin the new origin movie. The DCEU is looking toshake things upwith a new DC Films banner that will make the standalone movie and Wiseau could be just the man to go in and turn things around after the failure ofJustice League. Now all we need is BossLogic to whip up some artwork really quick to see what Tommy Wiseau would look like as theJoker.
All kidding aside, Tommy Wiseau will definitely not be playing theJokerin Todd Phillips' upcoming origin movie. But, it would be equally interesting to see Wiseau tackle the movie on his own, like he did withThe Room. Maybe that’s the direction that the actor should take since it could be a few years before we end up seeing this newJokerorigin movie put out by Warner Bros. Tommy Wiseau could make his own version, with his own money, and probably even get a bunch of A-list cameos, thanks to James Franco’sThe Disaster Artist.
Although Tommy Wiseau won’t get to play theJokerin the Todd Phillips' upcoming movie, he may end up getting a cameo of some sort. Maybe he can play a henchman or a football player in a role without dialogue. For now, Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner to play theJokerin an origin story that will reportedly take place in the 1980s and be the first movie to be released under thenew DC Films banner. Let’s hope that Tommy Wiseau is included in some way when production starts. You can check out the tweet that started it all below, courtesy ofTommy Wiseau’s Twitteraccount.
