Depp Is Apparently Being Eyed For This Huge Role In The Batman

The DC rumor mill has cranked out a real doozy.

According to the rumor mongers at We Got This Covered, Warner Bros. and DC Films have eyes on a big name to portray the next version of the Joker, who will face off against Robert Pattinson's Batman: Johnny Depp.

It seems unlikely that the Clown Prince of Crime will pop up in writer-director Matt Reeves' upcoming The Batman, in which Pattinson's Dark Knight will make his debut. We Got This Covered's supposed sources don't dispute that. Instead, they're alleging that Warner Bros. is already looking to lock down the Joker role for a sequel to Battinson's first outing, and that Depp is at the top of their list of candidates. If we're being honest, that feels pretty unlikely too.

As you may be aware, WGTC is not exactly a super-reliable source of inside information. No other media outlets have even caught a whiff of this potential casting, and Depp is currently under, shall we say, a little bit of scrutiny in the media. This all adds up to this rumor most likely being, as they say, a bunch of hooey.

That doesn't mean that Pattinson's Bruce Wayne won't have to contend with his cackling arch-nemesis at some point, however. In fact, we find it quite likely that The Batman's inevitable sequel could introduce the Joker. Absent some more reputable sources, though, we just don't think it'll be Johnny Depp in the role.

Assuming that The Batman does get at least one follow-up picture, it seems silly to think that the Joker won't get involved at some point. There's one thing, however, that we know for sure and if we've said this once, we've said this a million times. But, just in case you forgot, here's one last reminder: It won't be the version portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in last year's billion-dollar hit Joker.

We know this for more than one reason, not the least of which is that Joker's director, Todd Phillips, shot any speculation on the matter full of holes long before the flick was even released. Variety reports that, when asked about the possibility of Phoenix's Arthur Fleck having a run-in with Pattinson's Caped Crusader at some point, Phillips flatly stated, quote, "No, definitely not. There will be many more Jokers, I'm sure, in the future." Keep watching the video to see more of how Depp is apparently being eyed for this huge role in The Batman.

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