I knew this was going to be something different and quite special. And after yesterdays trailer Im even more convinced. My all time wish was Willem Dafoe for the Joker role, but Phoenix is a damn good choice and from the looks of it its going to work really well. Set in the 80s plus a film about the character, no cgi fest or big action sequences including others - a big thumbs up!!!
Its got that Killing Joke vibe and yeah, it is different without Batman, Red Hood or the falling to the acid part, its a different take on it and if done right I think we have a winner. There is no definite Joker origin story so this would be just one of them and people need to be opened to that and accept its going to be just a one separate film without the Marvel universe style.
Watched the trailer many times and what also excites me is the choice of composer for this film. Hildur Guonadotir, frequent collaborator of the late Johann Johannsson, heard her score for Sicario 2 and really enjoyed it, I think she could make a good dark atmosphere on this one.