Is Thomas Wayne the Joker's father?

Spoiler warning: If you haven't yet seen Joker and plan on doing so, now's your chance to stop reading. ... In Joker, Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) and Penny Fleck (Joker's mother) are key characters. Penny claims that Thomas is actually Arthur's father.

Is Thomas Wayne jokers?

Notes. This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the film Joker and is an adaptation of Thomas Wayne. The original character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane and first appeared in Detective Comics #33. Thomas Wayne was portrayed by Brett Cullen.

Is Arthur actually Thomas Wayne's son?

While there is a connection between the two, Arthur's mother once worked for the Wayne family, the movie takes a pretty significant change in direction when Arthur learns that he might actually be the illegitimate son of Thomas Wayne.

Is Arthur Fleck Bruce Wayne's son?

note: Major spoilers follow for Joker.] Arthur (Phoenix) and his mother (Frances Conroy). ... When he finally opens one of the letters that his mother has been sending to Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen), he discovers that he's Wayne's son — Bruce Wayne's (Dante Pereira-Olson) half-brother.

Who killed Thomas Wayne in Joker 2019?

Joe Chill In the original script for 1989's Batman, crime boss Rupert Thorne hires Joe Chill to murder Thomas Wayne due to the latter running against Thorne for city council. In the final version of the film, however, Jack Napier (who would later become the Joker) is Thomas and Martha's killer.

Is Penny Fleck telling the truth?

While the movie presents this idea as a delusion that Arthur adopts from his equally unbalanced mother, there is some evidence to suggest that Penny Fleck was telling the truth about a love affair with the famous billionaire and that he fathered her son.