Gunn hopped on Meta’s Threads this weekend to fervently deny that a Joker TV show, starring the Barry Keoghan version of the villain very briefly revealed in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, was in the works.

DC Studios chief James Gunn is disputing multiple reports that have percolated across the internet that the studio has been pursuing a TV series starring Barry Keoghan as the Joker, a character the actor originated in a brief cameo in 2022's "The Batman.

James Gunn is shutting down rumors that a Joker series starring Barry Keoghan is in the works. “Turn on threads and everyone is asking me about this. No there is absolutely no truth to this. A Joker series is not being discussed nor has even come up at this time,” Gunn shared on Threads.

The Penguin comes to a close this weekend, and folks are wondering what’s next for Oz Cobb—as well as which baddie in Batman’s rogues’ gallery will get a show of their own next. Matt Reeves has hinted that could happen, and since this is an Epic Crime Saga, there’s plenty more viable villains to build a series around.

DC Studios' James Gunn has responded to recent reports that Matt Reeves is developing a TV series revolving around The Joker which would lead directly into the events of The Batman Part III. Check it out!

: DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has weighed in on the reports of a Joker TV show, saying that they are absolutely false and that “there is absolutely no truth” to the rumors. “Turn on threads and everyone is asking me about this,