Bill Skarsgård, the Swedish actor synonymous with the chilling clown Pennywise in the It franchise, could be a perfect fit for the iconic role of the Joker in the upcoming DCU Batman. A viral tweet by the account @DisccusingFish, claiming that the 35-year-old actor is in talks to play a new breed of joker in The Brave and The Bold, sent fans into a frenzy. The post, with a logo identical to that of the popular Discussing Film page, a renowned publication with over 2.5 million followers, had many believing the news and expressing their excitement over the potential casting.
However, the hype was short-lived when some netizens noticed that the bio of the account read "parody account." It was eventually concluded that the post was a hoax, and the news had no authenticity. Despite this, there is still no official confirmation if Skarsgård will indeed be playing Joker in Andy Muschietti's Batman movie.
But let's not forget that Skarsgård once expressed his interest in donning the DC villain's iconic persona during an interview on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast. Professionally, Bill is currently starring as Pennywise in the HBO-backed prequel series of the It movies titled Welcome to Derry.
