Joker director Todd Phillips has released a new still for the film... 1 / 8
... which you can see on this slide. 2 / 8
He also confirmed the movie's rating in a comment, saying, 3 / 8
'It will be Rated R.' 4 / 8
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Joker is set in the 1980s and described... 5 / 8
... as an origin story for, and character study of, the Clown Prince of Crime. 6 / 8
The movie will feature the Wayne Family and has long been rumored as R-rated. 7 / 8
Joker opens Oct. 4. 8 / 8