In letter to Warner Bros., families of Aurora shooting victims raise concerns about 'Joker' movie giving the Batman villain 'a sympathetic origin story.'
Relatives of people killed in the 2012 shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a Batman movie sent a letter to Warner Bros. expressing unease about"Joker," an upcoming film that has"When we learned that Warner Bros. was releasing a movie ... that presents the character as a protagonist with a sympathetic origin story, it gave us pause," the five family members say in the letter, according to a copy shared with NBC News on Tuesday by the group Guns Down America.
"We want to be clear that we support your right to free speech and free expression. But as anyone who has ever seen a comic book movie can tell you: with great power comes great responsibility," they add, quoting a line from"Spider-Man." The families ask the AT&T-owned studio to end contributions to political candidates who accept money from the National Rifle Association, to lobby for gun reforms in Congress and to donate to organizations that help survivors of gun violence.
"We are calling on you to be a part of the growing chorus of corporate leaders who understand that they have a social responsibility to keep us all safe," the letter says. The letter stops short of calling on Warner Bros. to cancel plans to release"Joker," which stars Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix as a troubled, twisted stand-up comedian who turns to brutal violence in Gotham City, eventually becomingWarner Bros., which owns the DC Comics brand, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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