Chapter 83: God-Tier Acting Triggered! Joker Fusion!

Spider-Man playing the Joker?

If Xu Can's new action-crime film *John Wick* was only a mild surprise,

the news Warner officially dropped was nothing short of a shockwave!

So much so that everyone's first reaction upon seeing it was that they'd misread it, and only after a careful check did they confirm it was real!

Xu Can — the most handsome Spider-Man in history, the first live-action superhero of the 21st century, your friendly neighborhood…

has officially announced he will portray one of American comics' most famous villains — the Joker!

Soon every media outlet's gaze converged on the new Warner film; every other Hollywood picture was completely upstaged.

Even Xu Can himself couldn't help but grumble:

"Warner may be mediocre at making DC movies, but when it comes to marketing, they really do have something going on!"

*John Wick* had barely managed to build up some buzz, and now it was being used to hype the Batman series instead.

The good news, though, was that the person at the center of the storm hadn't changed — it was still Xu Can himself.

Soon the media landed an interview with Christopher Nolan:

"That's right, the casting for the Joker is indeed Xu Can. To be honest, I originally wanted him to play Batman, but he said it was too abstract and didn't plan to take it; he'd rather play the Joker."

"I'm very much looking forward to working with Xu Can. The film trilogy will start shooting with the second installment first. Hopefully we can bring to screen the Gotham everyone wants."

Huh? Xu Can asked to play the Joker himself?

Spider-Man playing Batman is admittedly a bit abstract, but actively requesting to play the Joker is even more abstract, isn't it?

The media quickly tracked down Xu Can — he had just stepped out of the Xinghe Yingyechu Sect, his Mercedes supercar blocked by a swarm of reporters with their long lenses and short mics.

With no choice — and unable to learn from GTA and just plow straight through — he could only gentlemanly stop the car and roll down the window.

Microphones nearly filled the small car window.

"Yes, it was me who proposed playing the Joker. From the start I never planned to be locked into the Spider-Man series."

"The contract signed covers a three-film shoot; after that I'll need a broader range of roles."

"John Wick was a good challenge, and the Joker is the same. Hopefully I can shape a Joker with a style all my own…"

After a brief interview, Xu Can fired up the engine with a roar, and the media reporters finally cleared a path.

As the storm around Warner's new *Batman* trilogy kept fermenting, the confirmation of the Joker actor sparked a wave of discussion across the North American internet.