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WB and DC planning a Harley Quinn and Joker standalone

GregHarmon GregHarmon Managing Editor The Hangover + Crazy, Stupid, Love + Benzedrine = Natural Born Killers?

Earlier this week, news broke Warner Bros. and DC are planning a non-DCEU spinoff about the Joker's origin story co-written and directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover) and produced by Martin Scorsese. Today, THR reports the team behind Crazy, Stupid, Love (Glenn Ficarra and John Requa) are currently in negotiations to write and direct a DCEU feature centering on Harley Quinn and Joker with Margot Robbie and Jared Leto reprising their roles from Suicide Squad.

Avert your eyes at the next couple of sentences (if they're not already rolling). According to THR's source, the untitled Joker/Harley Quinn film is described as a “criminal love story,” with one insider going as far as dishing "it's an insane and twisted love story. When Harry Met Sally on benzedrine."

News of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's DCEU Joker-Quinn standalone also comes on the heels of Warners looking to 'fast track' a sequel to Suicide Squad. Back in June, Squad's Joel Kinnamen said the script is being written by Adam Cozad, John Ostrander and Zak Penn with plans to shoot the DC Extended Universe sequel in 2018 but first, "Squad 2" must find their Director.

The DCEU expansion includes a number of films outside of this "Joker - Harley Quinn" standalone, including Nightwing, Batgirl, Shazam, Cyborg, Flash, and Green Lantern Corps.

But back to this When Harry Met Sally on Benzedrine version of "Harley Quinn - Joker" crazy stupid love story... I'm feeling a strong urge to re-watch Stone and Tarantino's 1994 Natural Born Killers.

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GregHarmon GregHarmon Managing Editor

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