Joker (2019 Film)

Joker is an upcoming American crime film based on the DC Comics character Bianca Steeplechase/Joker from the DC Comics elseworld universe known as Thrillkiller , distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is intended to be the first film in a series of other films based on the DC Thrillkiller universe separate from the DCEU. The film is directed by Patty Jenkins with a screenplay written by Jenkins ,David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns . It stars Thea Nikolic as Bianca Steeplechase/Joker , Leonardo Dicaprio , Chris Hemsworth , Jenna Malone and Drake Bell . In Joker , Bianca Steeplechase is driven insane and becomes the psychopathic criminal known as the joker. 
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Set during 1960s Gotham City in the DC Comics Thrillkiller Universe , Bianca Steeplechase(Thea Nikolic) , a mob Hitwoman working for the De Luca crime family , falls into a vat of toxic chemicals after being betrayed by her boss and lover Billy De Luca(Leonardo Dicaprio) for cheating on him with his second in command " Big Joe " Holloway(Chris Hemsworth) . surviving the fall , Bianca Steeplechase is driven insane and becomes the psychopathic maniac named The Joker and seeks to kill De luca and usurp his criminal empire. While the caped vigilantes Batgirl(Jenna Malone) and Robin(Drake Bell) attempt to stop the Joker's reign of chaos and terror.