The Joker will turn up eventually in Robert Pattinson’s The Batman

Exclusive from The Direct:

According to our contributing insider Daniel Richtman, Matt Reeves is planning to introduce a new Joker into his Batman trilogy. Reeves is planning for the Joker to appear in the second and third movies as one of the films’ multiple villains. This new Joker will be referenced in 2021’s The Batman, and casting for the role has not yet begun.

WHAT THIS MEANS

Matt Reeve’s planned inclusion of the Joker in his Batman trilogy is an answer to the wishes of DC fans, and potentially Robert Pattinson himself. Speculation surrounding the Clown Prince of Crime was elevated following Pattinson sparking a crossover theory with Joaquin Phoenix’s version of the character. Following the box office and critical success of the 2019 film, with the added fact that both Joker and The Batman are independent of the DCEU, a crossover between the two seemed like a match made in heaven.