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Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Joker

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is […]

Joker director reveals Joaquin Phoenix walked off set during scenes, confusing cast members

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix would walk off set during scenes, baffling his fellow cast members. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the most intense actors in Hollywood, taking his roles very seriously, throwing himself entirely to each character. This has kept up during his stint as Arthur in Joker, […]

Joaquin Phoenix says playing Joker was “one of the greatest experiences” of his career

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Joaquin Phoenix has admitted during his time of portraying the Joker was “one of the greatest experiences” of his career. In a press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival (via @RaminSetoodeh), Pheonix had nothing but praise for playing the Clown Prince of Crime. “There was something that was drawing me towards it, and it […]

Joker is “absolutely” an Oscar contender according to Venice Film Festival chief

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Alberto Barbera, the head of Venice Film Festival, says that Todd Phillip’s Joker is definitely an Oscar contender. There is a lot of buzz around Joker – the latest DC movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular villain. While reviews are certainly impressive, it might be a little early to say that the film has […]

Todd Phillips on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger’s Jokers

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has commented on the biggest difference between Joaquin Phoenix’s and Heath Ledger’s version of the titular villain. Joker is one of those characters that fans just can’t get enough of seeing on the big screen and this is partly due to some exceptional performances by actors over the years. […]

Joaquin Phoenix says his weight loss for Joker impacted his psychology

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As previously reported in the last couple of weeks, Joaquin Phoenix lost a staggering 52 pounds to achieve the physicality and look for his role as the Clown Prince of Crime in Joker. Now, in a recent press conference at Joker’s Venice Film Festival debut, Phoenix gave a greater insight into how this dramatic weight loss […]

Why are people getting so crazy about Joker?

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Anghus Houvouras on Joker… There’s one film right now that is generating a catastrophic level of buzz online. A movie that has some people ridiculously excited while others are working themselves up into a foaming frenzy on what the film could potentially represent. Based on early expectations, the movie looks to be a massive financial […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the final Joker trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the new Joker trailer… This week, Warner Bros. and DC Films released the final trailer for Joker, director Todd Phillips’ upcoming standalone origin story for the Clown Prince of Crime and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic comic book villain. The movie has been generating a […]

Ranking every big screen version of The Joker from worst to best

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Liam Hoofe ranks all of the big screen takes on the iconic DC villain The Joker from worst to best… The Joker is one of the most iconic villains of all time, and the character has undergone several major changes on screen during his history. From Cesar Romero’s iconic turn as the character in the […]