First Joker trailer promises a waking nightmare of super villainy

The DC Cinematic Universe is a beautiful mess. By beautiful I mean it's almost impossible to image of more poorly executed comic-to-screen transition of classic characters. By mess I mean no one in charge seems to know what the duck they're doing.

For every Wonder Woman, there's a Batman Vs. Superman. For every Aquaman, a Suicide Squad. The films that turn out the best are the ones The Powers That Be didn't give a duck about.

Now we've got a Joker movie, one that exists outside the DC Cinematic Universe, as Warner Bros. has already stated Joaquin Phoenix will not play The Crown Prince of Crime in a future Batman film, at least at this point.

The question Shawn and I have asked: what's the point? Why even bother making a standalone Joker movie?

OK, that's two questions.

But today the first trailer dropped for director Todd Phillips dark, dark, DARK take on the character and . . . it's brilliant?

Give it a watch:

Yes, this looks damn good. A nightmarish, realistic take on the character, not unlike what Christopher Nolan did in The Dark Knight. Will Phoenix erase our memory of Heath Ledger's Joker? No. But at least we've got an actor who is taking the part seriously, and should obliterate any remaining aftertaste Jared Leto left in his wake.

I'm stoked for this one, and look forward to seeing it in theatres Oct. 4.

Source: Warner Bros.

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