VIDEO : Martin Scorsese Reportedly Attached To Origin Movie For The Joker

According to a recent report in Deadline, Warner Bros. is working on an origin story film on Batman's infamous archenemy the Joker, cowritten and directed by Todd Phillips and produced by legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. According to Deadline, Phillips is cowriting the script with Scott Silver, who penned 2002's 8-mile, and is producing the movie alongside Scorsese. The Joker origin movie is set to be the first title in a spin-off of Warner Bros.