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Joaquin Phoenix is set to play the Joker in an upcoming origin movie for Warner Bros.

The film will be directed by The Hangover franchise’s Todd Phillips and will be a standalone film separate from Jared Leto‘s role in the DC Cinematic Universe.

Leto is still set to play the Joker in the Suicide Squad sequel, as well as a separate standalone movie.

Phoenix‘s film is being described as an “exploration of a man disregarded by society [that] is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale,” according to THR. The movie will be darker and more experimental than other comic book superhero movies and will have a much lower budget at around $55 million.

A new movie based on the DC Comics character The Joker is in the works and it will be an origin story!

Todd Phillips, best known for creating The Hangover franchise, is set to co-write the film with Scott Silver and possibly direct it as well.

Jared Leto, who recently played the Batman villain in the movie Suicide Squad, is not slated to appear in the film. The plan is to feature a new actor in the role and not have this film be part of the current DC Comics Extended Universe.

Warner Bros. is launching a new label for DC Entertainment properties so that new films can be created that are “unconstrained by continuity,” according to THR.

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Jonah Hill and Miles Teller pose on the red carpet with their director Todd Phillips as they arrive for the premiere of their movie War Dogs and the Award Ceremony at the 2016 Deauville Film Festival on Saturday (September 10) in Deauville, France.

That same day, Jonah, Miles, and Todd also stood on the blue carpet for a photo call.

The trio was in Madrid, Spain earlier this week for another photo call as well.

In case you missed it, Miles recently jokingly said sorry to fans for dyeing his hair blond for a movie, posting a photo of himself getting his locks dyed back to their normal shade!

FYI: Miles is wearing Dior Homme.

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Miles Teller shows off his lighter ‘do while posing with girlfriend Keleigh Sperry at the premiere of his new film War Dogs at Metrograph on Wednesday night (August 3) in New York City.

The cute couple was joined on the carpet by his co-star Jonah Hill and director Todd Phillips.

Also in attendance were Leslie Jones, Nev Schulman, Craig Robinson, and Rose Gilroy.

War Dogs is based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan.

FYI: Miles is wearing an AllSaints shirt, Levi’s jeans, and Aquatalia boots. Rose is wearing Audra. Jonah is wearing a Theory suit.

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Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis show off their shirtless bods on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday (May 28).

While on the beach that day, the Hangover Part III co-stars were joined by Bradley Cooper, who showed off his shirtless body earlier in the day, along with Justin Bartha, director Todd Phillips, and his pal Brian Klugman.

The co-stars are in Brazil to promote The Hangover Part III, which is currently in theaters in the US.

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