10 DC Villains Who Need Their Own Standalone Film
Are there any other DC villains deserving of the Joker treatment?
Just a few short years ago, DC's cinematic universe was a laughing stock, with the rushed Justice League and woeful Suicide Squad ruining any hopes DC had of catching up on Marvel's head-start. While DC has released a few very decent films since then, with Shazam being a particularly good offering, it wasn't until this month that DC firmly stood their ground against the MCU with Joker.
Joker is a comic book movie unlike any other, forgoing the interconnected nature of most other films to instead tell a one-off, grounded character study. To say it has been a success would be a massive understatement, with the film breaking multiple records and gaining a lot of very tangible Oscar buzz. Naturally, when you find a successful formula, you'd be a fool only to do it once, and the reports of various supervillain movies in production prove that DC is not aiming to be foolish here.
However, with so many villains to choose from in DC's comics universe, the real question is who needs their own movie the most? Joker is a villain almost too iconic to fail but would a lesser-known villain be received just as well? We can only hope that these 10 villains are given a chance by DC soon.
10. Two-Face
It didn't take long for this rumour to begin circulating the internet after Joker's unprecedented success. Some sources are reporting that Warner Brothers' second attempt at a standalone villain film may be another of Batman's most famous adversaries, Two-Face.
On paper, this makes perfect sense. The gritty character study style that Joker used would fit perfectly with a deranged Harvey Dent coping with his obsession with duality and the unpredictable nature of chance would create some chillingly tense sequences across the film.
As a bonus, there are further rumours that this version of Harvey Dent may exist within the same universe as Matt Reeves' Batman trilogy, meaning that if his film were successful, he may get to prove his worth against Batman himself, which Joaquin Phoenix's Joker may sadly never do.
As for who would play him, various names have been suggested but perhaps the best choice would be Jon Hamm (a man who once voiced his desire to play Batman himself), who has proved time and time again that he's a captivating leading man. With a character as complex as Dent, this may be Hamm's best opportunity to nab an Oscar and please the DC fans while doing it.