Producer James Tucker revealed at New York Comic Con that DC had given permission to make the animated adaptation rated R.
- October 12, 2015
AceShowbiz -
While it has been announced that Warner Bros. will adapt "Batman: The Killing Joke", there aren't many details provided yet. During the "Batman: Bad Blood" First Look Panel at 2015 New York Comic Con, producer James Tucker revealed that "The Killing Joke" could be rated R.
Tucker said that DC had given permission to make the movie rated R. "And you know, they said we could make it a R," Tucker said at the event. "Not saying that's what it will be, but we'll see."
It seemed like there have been some misunderstanding following the discussion at the panel. People started to speculate that Tucker would direct the movie and thought that the movie would surely be rated R. After the rumors went rampant, he took to Twitter to clarify it. "Never fails that I get misquoted at a con! I'm not directing 'Killing Joke' and what rating it gets won't be decided for a long time," Tucker wrote. If the movie ends up rated R, this will be the first R-rated Batman film.
"Batman: The Killing Joke" is the classic graphic novel which follows the origin of the Joker. It was written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland. The animated adaptation will be executive produced by Bruce Timm with Mark Hamill voicing the Joker.
