Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver.The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker.Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to launch DC Black, a series of DC-based standalone films.The film, which acts as an origin story for the Joker, is set in 1981 and follows …

