Watch our chat with Joker director Todd Phillips in the video player above or read on for more context.
When news of a Joker origin movie from director Todd Phillips first broke back in 2017, early reports pegged Martin Scorsese as being attached as a producer. Given that Joker pays homage to the Scorsese classics Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, the filmmaker’s involvement made sense.
Source: IGN.com Joker: How Martin Scorsese Helped Out the DC Movie