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Todd Phillips says we’ll never see an extended cut or deleted scene from Joker

October 19, 2019 by Gary Collinson

With the original cut of Joker reportedly running some 30 minutes longer than the final version, it seems there’s plenty of material left on the cutting room floor should Warner Bros. have any ambitions of putting together an ‘Ultimate Edition’-style extended cut of the acclaimed DC movie. However, it seems we can safely rule out […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Joker

Suicide Squad director David Ayer shares alternate design for Jared Leto’s Joker

October 18, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

David Ayer has shared a behind-the-scenes image from Suicide Squad offering an alternate design for Jared Leto’s Joker from the 2016 DC supervillain team-up, which gives us a look at different tattoo designs considered for the Clown Prince of Crime and omits the controversial ‘Damaged’ forehead tattoo; take a look here and let us know […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Joker, Suicide Squad

Joker enjoys huge second weekend, pushes global total to $544 million

October 13, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After scoring a record-breaking October opening last week, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has fought off competition from The Addams Family and Gemini Man to retain top spot at the box office at the second time of asking – and pushing its worldwide haul just shy of $550 million in the process. Domestically, Joker […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, Joker

River Phoenix as Joker? Parallel Universe Castings

October 12, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the idea of River Phoenix as the Joker and other parallel universe castings… It’s 2019. It’s an era of perpetual rebooting. For some, we’d barely settled on the idea that Jared Leto was cast as the clown prince, before it was announced that Joaquin Phoenix would don the make up in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Bai Ling, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Mickey Rourke, River Phoenix

The Disturbed Outsider: A Cinematic Pathway Leading to Joker

October 11, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Clockwork Orange, American Psycho, Black Swan, Fight Club, Joker, Naked, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Possession, Pyscho, Sisters, The Shining, videodrome

Martin Scorsese’s Joker involvement revealed

October 11, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Did Martin Scorsese actually have any role in making Joker? A new report reveals all. When Joker was announced, much of the hype came from Martin Scorsese’s apparently close involvement with the film as a producer. However, THR’s recent report has found that he actually wasn’t involved in the film, having dropped his producer credit. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, Joker, Martin Scorsese

Joker star Zazie Beetz says you can question everything that happened in the film

October 10, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Zazie Beetz, one of the stars of Joker, says that much of the film is up to interpretation. While Joker is busy bringing in big numbers at the box office, those who have seen it are wondering just how much of the film was real, thanks to some game-changing reveals later in the movie. It […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Joker, Zazie Beetz

Joaquin Phoenix is open to a Joker sequel

October 10, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Joaquin Phoenix, the star of Joker, has revealed that he is open to returning to the role with Todd Phillips at the helm. Joaquin Phoenix’s turn as the titular villain in Joker has gone down a treat, particularly among fans. But up until now, it seemed like this would be the only time we would […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Shazam! star Zachary Levi praises Joker and his DC colleagues

October 9, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Zachary Levi, star of Shazam!, has heaped praise on DC’s Joker, calling it more than just a great comic book movie. It’s fair to say that the general public is quite enjoying DC’s Joker. While critics seem somewhat divided, audiences are lapping it up at the box office. It’s not just the general public, however, […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, Joker, Shazam, Zachary Levi

Joker director discusses the film’s ambiguous ending

October 9, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has discussed reasons for leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous. One of the biggest objections to a Joker origin movie was that it would remove the mystery from the character. Well, Todd Phillips’ Joker looked to retain some of that mystery by leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous, casting […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: DC, Joker, Todd Phillips

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