Taking the story of the villain from the Batman stories into a different narrative direction the first trailer for Joker has been released.

Directed by Todd Phillips who also brought usThe Hangoverseries of films this re-telling of the villains story stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title character.

The film is released in the UK 4th October 2019 and is one of the more anticipated films of the year.

Check out the new trailer that was shown at CinemaCon below.

Put on a happy face. #JokerMovie - in theatres October 4. pic.twitter.com/TxF3Jqxjjr

— Joker Movie (@jokermovie) April 3, 2019