The Joker Gets an ORIGIN STORY Movie! WHY?

No, just no.

I hear ya Jon.  

I'm with Jon on the odd and excesive use of the word "need" here.

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heath Ledger Was by far the best Joker! I really don't want to see that. but Joker did have an origin story not sure if it is Cannon, but early Comics said he was a small time Criminal who became the Red Hood then after an accident in a chemical plant in a fight with Batman he became the Joker and became fixated on the Batman.