Barry Keoghan’s Joker could be the next Batman villain to get his own spinoff series set between The Batman Part II and Part III

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.

Why so serious? 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.

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,