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Todd Phillips doesn’t believe the success of Joker is tied to Batman

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Todd Phillips, the director of the hugely successful Joker, believes the success of the film is not due to the character’s affiliation to Batman. In a recent interview with Deadline, during their The Contenders New York Event, Phillips was asked if the Joker’s ties to the Dark Knight made it successful, to which he responded with […]

Kevin Smith claims Joker originally had a much darker alternative ending

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While Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker wasn’t the most cheerful of films to begin with, filmmaker and comic book fan Kevin Smith has claimed that the movie originally had an ever bleaker ending – one that would have seen Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck gunning down not only Thomas and Martha Wayne, but poor young […]

First look preview of Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2

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DC Comics has unveiled a first-look unlettered preview of Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2 ahead of its release on New Year’s Day. Check out the preview here… Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity continues as Jim Gordon and the GCPD turn to forensic psychiatrist and criminal profiler Harley Quinn for assistance. Harley’s intrigued by the detail this new killer […]

DC will continue making R-rated movies after Joker success

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According to a new report by Variety, Warner Bros. has become more comfortable with the concept of creating more DC films aimed at adult audiences following the release of the hugely successful Joker. In the report, insiders are predicting that James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will receive an R-rating, alongside the previously confirmed Birds of Prey […]

Is it wrong to root for The Joker?

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Anghus Houvouras on The Joker… It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time […]

Joker tracking record October opening at the domestic box office

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Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has proven to be a huge success at the Venice Film Festival, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined comic book adaptation having received an eight-minute standing ovation at its premiere before being named the recipient of the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, by the jury yesterday. Last month it was reported […]

Joker director says “we didn’t follow anything from the comic books”

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The Clown Prince of Crime is set to make his return to the big screen this year as Joaquin Phoenix takes on the role of the iconic Batman villain for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ standalone Joker movie. The film, directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover) is set to explore the origin of the Joker, […]

Todd Phillips shares new Joker image featuring Joaquin Phoenix, confirms R-rating

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Director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram to share a new peek at Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck from Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming Joker movie, which sees the future Clown Prince of Crime applying his iconic make-up. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Why Joker is More Scorsese Ode Than Comic Book Movie https://www.instagram.com/p/ByxyjxZJ0VV/?utm_source=ig_embed […]

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker featured on new Empire magazine covers

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Empire Magazine has revealed its August issue covers which feature Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck from Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming Joker solo movie; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Why Joker is More Scorsese Ode Than Comic Book Movie SEE ALSO: Ranking every big screen version of The Joker from worst to best Joker is set for […]