Full 'Joker' Cast List Includes Shea Whigham, Glenn Fleshler, And Other Character Actors You'll Recognize

Full ‘Joker’ Cast List Includes Shea Whigham, Glenn Fleshler, And Other Character Actors You’ll Recognize

TheJokerstandalone movie continues to add to its unfairly good cast. Two days after we got our first glimpse ofJoaquin Phoenixin character as a pre-transformation Joker, and a day after character actorBrett Cullenjoined the cast as Thomas Wayne, Warner Bros. has released the full officialJokercast list, which features even more intriguing character actors joining the fray.

In the official cast list forJoker,DCconfirms that uber-talented character actorsShea Whigham(Fargo),Glenn Fleshler(Barry), andBill Camp(The Looming Tower)will be joining the previously reported cast ofFrances Conroy,Zazie Beetz,MarcMaron, andRobert De Niro.

No character descriptions were released, but these additions only add to the perplexed excitement surrounding this film. Whigham is a stalwart character actor who has proven to be a consistent scene-stealer in everything fromKong: Skull IslandtoVice PrincipalstoBoardwalk Empire. He is no stranger to the superhero genre, having starred in the Marvel ABC seriesAgent Carter. And then there’s theBarrybreakout Glenn Fleshler, whose dense build and looming stature makes him an instant standout in shows likeTrue DetectiveandBillions. Last but not least,The Looming Towerstar Bill Camp could be perfectly cast as a weary Gotham City detective similar to his role in HBO’sThe Night Of.

Rounding out the new members of the cast isDouglas Hodge(Penny Dreadful) andJosh Pais(Ray Donovan).LostalumBrett Cullen was already announcedas the new Thomas Wayne, replacing Alec Baldwin.

The release also confirms that Phoenix, before he becomes the Clown Prince of Crime, is a struggling stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck. That’s right, his name is A. Fleck — as if Warner Bros. wanted to hammer in a DCEU connection (because Ben Affleck,get it?), or perhaps it’s a nod to him being seen as insignificant as a fleck of dust. We had a hint of his name in directorTodd Phillips’first image from the film, but now it’s official.

So what to make of all these new faces? Well, Phillips is certainly going all-in crafting a “gritty character study” with hisJokerorigin movie, which he co-wrote withScott Silver(The Fighter). Though the film was originally billed as produced byMartin Scorsese— whose filmThe King of Comedyseems to be a major influence here — the filmmaker’s name seems to have disappeared from the credits and been replaced by Phillips’HangoverstarBradley Cooper, who co-produces under Phillips' Joint Effort banner alongsideEmma Tillinger Koskoff.

TheJokermovie is currently in production and makes its way into theaters onOctober 4, 2019.