Joker movie lining up Joaquin Phoenix NOT Jared Leto?

The Warner Bros DC Extended Universe is a complicated place.

While there is still expectation that a Joker and Harley Quinn movie is moving ahead with Leto and Margot Robbie reprising their Suicide Squad scene-stealing roles, a prestigious new movie involving Martin Scorsese is also in the works according to Hollywood insiders. 

A new post shows a schedule document listing production start times, director and producer credits and, most importantly, the lead actor.

Is WB really making another Joker movie before Jared Leto returns to the role? 

The newly leaked document lists May 5 this year as the official start date for the exciting project.

Reports had already surfaced last year in Deadline and The Hollywood Reported that WB was courting Scorsese with an eye for him to bring in Leonardo DiCaprio for the role.

The new leak seems to show that Joaquin Phoenix is the latest favourite to star in the origin story which will exist independently form the main WB DCEU timelines and franchises.