Will Frances Conroy Play Joker's Mother In Upcoming Origin Movie?
Joker's mother Penny is a role that's already reportedly been passed on by Frances McDormand.
Though Frances McDormand is said to have passed on the role of Joker's mother Penny in Todd Phillips' upcoming origins film for the Clown Prince of Crime, those working behind-the-scenes are now said to be in negotiations with another Frances of the acting world; Frances Conroy.
Could Frances Conroy play Joker's mother in 'Joker'?
A leaked casting breakdown that came earlier this year described Penny as a woman aged between 60-74, whose health has gotten so poor that she's forced to remain in her bed in the Lowest East Side apartment where she resides. Refusing to accept the fate that awaits her, and still "obsessed with her former employer", she's somebody who has to deal with the re-arrival of her grown son when he moves back in with her.
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