I DON'T NEED AN ORIGIN STORY!!!
So, I've just googled Todd Phillips because I don't know the guy by name to see his filmography, and quite frankly, I want to put a smile on his face-AH!
The only saving grace I see in that blurb is that Martin Scorsese is attached to the film in some capacity, but I don't think that will save it. No doubt if he had a directors role, Leonardo DiCaprio would be playing the Joker. Which, you may laugh, but think about it, could be a good bit of casting. I used to think Leo was rubbish (looking at you Titanic), but with films like Gangs of New York, Shutter's Island, The Departed, Wolf on Wall Street, The Aviator (I could name more) all of which I very much enjoyed, I would not be against them casting Leo as the Joker. I think it would be interesting to see how he would tackle the challenge of following the greats like Nicholson and Ledger.