Zazie Beetz is Talks to Board Joker Origin Film

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Deadpool 2’s Zazie Beetz in Talks to Board Joker Origin Movie

By Nicole Sobon

Published Jul 19, 2018

Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz looks set to make the jump from Marvel to DC as the actress is currently in talks to join the Joker film.

Domino is trying her luck with an upcoming DC Entertainment film, as actress Zazie Beetz is reportedly in talks to play a role in the Joker origin film.

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Beetz is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in the forthcoming DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.' standalone flick, Joker. The news comes just a day after a release date was unveiled for the film, which is now set to hit theaters just a month before Wonder Woman 1984.

Should a deal take, Beetz would take on the role of a single mother that attracts the interest of the man that will later become known as the Clown Prince of Crime. The actress is coming off her turn as Domino in this summer's Deadpool 2, which has amassed an impressive $729 million at the worldwide box office to date. She can also currently be seen on FX's Atlanta, which she stars in alongside Donald Glover.

Reports of Phillips’ Joker origin film first surfaced in August 2017 when it was described as “a gritty and grounded hard-boiled crime film” set in early 1980s Gotham City. Produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Phillips and Scott Silver (8 Mile), the project is rumored to explore The Joker’s backstory as a failed comedian, in line with Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s acclaimed Batman: The Killing Joke. The film is set to hit theaters on Oct. 4, 2019.