So, in cinematic news, it looks like the upcoming Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, will be Rated R.

According to the director Todd Phillips, this particular take on the Joker takes its cue from two earlier films by Martin Scorsese: The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver. Robert De Niro has a role in this film as well.

The Joker as a combination of Travis Bickle and Rupert Pupkin? Yeah, I’m 100% down with that and I’m confident that if anyone could pull that off, it’d be Joaquin Phoenix.