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Originally Posted by James
The film does want you to think it is part of the Batman mythology.
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It does but they've been clear that he's not the Joker that will be part of the DCU / Patzman films. I don't know if they're keeping Leto or casting a new Joker but it's definitely not the Phoenix Joker.
Unclear though if Joker is just meant to be a standalone movie unrelated to the wider universe, or if (like I said) he's a sort of "proto-Joker" who inspired "Batman's Joker", especially as Joker is I think supposed to be set in the early 80's and "current era" Batman would only have been a child at the time... by the time he's full-blown Batman, this Joker would be drawing his pension. And while the Joker is usually depicted as older than Batman, it's more a guy in his 50's, not pushing 70!
Anyway... I think I did read a quote from one of the writers or maybe the director of Joker who even himself suggested that maybe this Joker inspired the eventual "Prince of Crime" Joker.