DC"s Reported Barry Keoghan Joker Show Could Do Something No Previous Batman Movie Has Been Able To

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There has been recent speculation regarding the possibility of a solo series focused on Barry Keoghan"s Joker from The Batman, which could pull off something no previous live-action Joker has managed to do. The Joker is one of DC"s most iconic characters, which has seen the Clown Prince of Crime adapted into live-action many times. Set outside James Gunn and Peter Safran"s mainstream DC Universe, 2022"s The Batman debuted Barry Keoghan as a new version of the Joker, one who had already battled Robert Pattinson"s Batman and found himself incarcerated in Arkham Asylum.
First introduced as "Unseen Arkham Prisoner," Barry Keoghan was confirmed to be portraying The Batman Epic Crime Saga"s version of the Joker in a deleted scene from the 2022 movie. Keoghan"s brief moments in The Batman may have set him up for a larger role in Matt Reeves" upcoming The Batman - Part II, scheduled to be released in October 2026, or in the planned third film in the trilogy. However, there has recently been speculation that Barry Keoghan"s Joker could have a much more significant role in The Batman and The Penguin"s universe.
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Barry Keoghan"s debut in The Batman spurred hopes that his very different version of the Joker would be developed further in future projects in The Batman Epic Crime Saga. While it"s very possible upcoming movies could expand on the Joker"s story, there has also been speculation that Keoghan will reprise his villainous role in a solo HBO series along the same lines as the Colin Farrell-led The Penguin. Even though James Gunn has debunked this speculation, it would be brilliant for Barry Keoghan"s Joker to get his own show nevertheless.
Post by @jamesgunn View on Threads James Gunn"s confirmation that a Joker-centric series is "not being discussed nor has even come up at this time" is disappointing, but this doesn"t rule out the possibility of a Barry Keoghan-led series being produced in the future. In fact, this could be the perfect The Batman spinoff to release in the space between 2026"s Part II and the subsequent Part III. This could set up Barry Keoghan"s Joker as the perfect The Batman - Part III villain, and develop the villain far more than any of the Joker"s previous live-action iterations.
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Perhaps the most convincing argument for producing a series focused on Barry Keoghan"s Joker is that this could bridge the gap between The Batman - Part II and Part III. This has already been proven successful, as The Penguin has done the exact same thing for The Batman and its upcoming sequel. Colin Farrell returned as Oswald "Oz" Cobb from The Batman, and the sequel saw Oz rise to power in the criminal underworld of Gotham City, setting him up as the perfect villain opposite Robert Pattinson"s Bruce Wayne in The Batman - Part II.

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