We live in a society that will be able to buy Joker in February

Axar.az reports citing Denofgeek that Todd Phillips was a pretty odd choice to direct Joker for Warner Bros.

Despite having a background planted largely in broad comedies like The Hangover Trilogy, his standalone DC film wasn't exactly expected to be packed with laughs, but his Clown Prince of Crime, Joaquin Phoenix, was coming in off the back of a string of excellent dramatic performances. What could Phillips and Phoenix do with a problematic character that had already been so deftly played by the late Heath Ledger just a decade and change ago?