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Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker gets an incredible life-size collectible bust

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Sideshow has released promotional images for Infinity Studios’ life-size Arthur Fleck bust which is inspired by the likeness of Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar-winning role from Todd Phillips’ 2019 acclaimed DC solo movie Joker. Limited to 350 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $3,799; take a look here…Sideshow and Infinity Studio […]

Emma Stone and Craig Gillespie open up about comparisons between Cruella and Joker

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Since the release of the first trailer, many fans felt like Craig Gillespie’s Cruella film was heavily inspired. By who exactly? None other than The Joker and, more specifically, 2019’s Oscar-winning film directed by Todd Phillips. In a recent interview with Total Film, the Cruella director opened up about the online comparisons and didn’t discredit […]

‘Justice is Gray’ edition of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will include more Joker footage

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After more than three years of waiting, fans finally got a chance to see Zack Snyder’s vision for Justice League this week with the long-awaited release of The Snyder Cut, but that isn’t the only version of the DC team-up that the filmmaker has incoming as he’s also putting the finishing touches to a black-and-white […]

Jared Leto praises Zack Snyder as new Joker image from Justice League released

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This time last year, the prospect of another Jared Leto Joker appearance seemed about as likely as The Snyder Cut of Justice League ever seeing the light of day, but incredibly we are now just a week away from both of those things, with the Oscar-winner having reprised the role of the Clown Prince of […]

Haunting first images of Jared Leto’s new look Joker from Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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The Joker is coming to the Justice League film, and he’s looking scarier than ever. Gone are the face tattoos from Suicide Squad, replaced with a haunting straight white face.In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Snyder offered up a first full look at Jared Leto’s Joker in his upcoming cut of Justice League for […]

Black Hole of Rage and Confusion: Re-Evaluating Jared Leto’s Joker

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Ahead of his upcoming appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Murray Ferguson re-evaluates Jared Leto’s Joker…Introduced in unexpectedly brief fashion and met with a decidedly mixed response, the future of Jared Leto’s Clown Prince of Crime remains uncertain. His surprise return in Zack Snyder’s impending director’s cut of Justice League has left fans speculating about […]

Comic Book Preview – Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #7

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DC Comics releases Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #7 this coming Tuesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out…Harley faced The Joker in her home, and now she faces him again. This time, she knows he killed her roommate. This time, she knows he’s toying with her. This time, she’s […]

Joker was the top home entertainment title of 2020 in the UK

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It has been revealed that no home entertainment title was more popular in the UK during 2020 than Todd Phillips’ Joker.With $1.074 billion worldwide, the box office performance of Joker was astronomical considering the type of movie it is and it seems this love affair with the film has continued in people’s homes.As reported by […]

Paul Greengrass says his unmade Watchmen film was like Todd Phillips’ Joker

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Director Paul Greengrass has revealed that his idea for a Watchmen movie would have shared a similar approach as Todd Phillips’ Joker.Hollywood is full of stories about the films that could have been. Zack Snyder’s Watchmen was a hugely stylistic affair, in keeping with the director’s signature style and approach to filmmaking but that movie […]