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 rumors surrounding a potential Joker show, starring Barry Keoghan, seemingly kills the chances of exploring one iconic villain.

Barry Keoghan’s Joker may get the last laugh in The Batman trilogy. After the Eternals and Saltburn actor made a cameo in 2022’s The Batman movie — and a five-minute deleted scene that was eventually released online — director Matt Reeves insisted that the brief cameo wasn’t setting up The Batman Part II.

Barry Keoghan takes a walk down memory lane as he rewatches scenes from his classic works including 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' 'The Batman,' 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer,' 'Saltburn,' 'Bird' and more.

As The Batman ’s ending was unfolding, viewers saw the incarcerated Riddler hit it off with another inmate at Arkham, who was identified as this universe’s Joker. Days later, a deleted scene giving us significant screen time with Barry Keoghan’s Joker was released,

Recently, rumors started circulating online that a potential TV candidate would be everyone’s favorite murder clown, the Joker. In Reeves’ The Batman, Barry Keoghan portrayed the clown prince in a reduced role that teased a very different new look and potential team-up with Paul Dano’s Riddler sometime down the line.

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.

Barry Keoghan is not about to star in a new Joker TV series, despite the rumors that you may have seen swirling online.

The Clown Prince of Crime might be getting his own show. Barry Keoghan is in talks to reprise his role as the Joker for a new TV series.