Tommy Wiseau Wants to Be the Next Joker
With the success of “The Disaster Artist,” Tommy Wiseau and “The Room” have returned to the spotlight, and the infamous actor and director wants to continue that hot streak by becoming the next actor to play The Joker in the upcoming origin movie about Batman’s most famous nemesis.
Wiseau announced his interest on Twitter last week when reports surfaced that director Todd Phillips was in talks with Joaquin Phoenix to play the Clown Prince of Crime. After Wiseau simply told Phillips to “DM me,” one fan of “The Room” sent in a painting depicting Wiseau as The Joker, with his long raggedy hair turned green and his face sporting Heath Ledger’s famous scars from “The Dark Knight.