While it continues to generate controversy, Joker has been a money-spinner for Warner Bros., with the largest opening weekend for the studio since Justice League. There has already been speculation about a sequel, although based on what we saw in Joker, it’d be difficult to figure out how Phoenix’s character could fit into a more conventionally structured Batman movie.
However, we’re hearing from our sources that Warner Bros. want to produce more standalone villain films outside of the core DCEU, with Two-Face reportedly one of the next candidates alongside a Mr. Freeze picture. Like Joker, this’ll be with a different actor than any appearance of the character in the main movie series.
The character of Harvey Dent/Two-Face has appeared in Batman Forever, and in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. The character has also been a mainstay of animated Dark Knight tales, and has been explored with various degrees of seriousness in DC comics history. On paper at least, Dent’s divided personality provides a similar canvas to the Joker’s, albeit with a more established back-story compared to the many versions of the Clown Prince of Crime we’ve seen.
A standalone Two-Face movie could take the track of exploring Harvey Dent’s psychological troubles before he receives the acid splash that disfigures him. Dent’s undercurrent of psychosis was effectively explored in Batman: The Animated Series, where a repressed “Big Bad Harv” personality was unleashed after the attack. By contrast, Nolan’s Dent begins as a more traditionally heroic character who becomes a victim of Heath Ledger’s Joker.
Of course, a one-off villain movie for Dent and Two-Face could go in a completely different direction, albeit with less of the chaos of Joker. The news reinforces the investment going forward by Warner Bros. in Batman’s rogues gallery, from next year’s Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) to future efforts like The Suicide Squad and a Black Adam film. We’re also hearing that a Catwoman spinoff could happen, albeit as an extension of the Robert Pattinson-starring The Batman, rather than as a stand-alone film.
What do you think about a Two-Face movie in the vein of Joker, though? As always, let us know in the comments down below.
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