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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 […]

Joker director Todd Phillips clears up conflicting reports about sequel

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A couple of days ago, THR reported that Joker director Todd Phillips has officially signed on to direct a sequel to the hugely-successful R-rated comic book movie adaptation, as well as developing “at least one other DC story.” No sooner had the story been published than fellow trade Deadline ran its own report, calling it […]

Conflicting reports circulating about Joker sequel

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Given that it’s comfortably become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time – and the first and only one to ever cross a billion at the box office – it goes without saying that it’s only a matter of time before Warner Bros. announced a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined Joker movie. However, it seems […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Joker trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first Joker trailer… Yesterday, Warner Bros. Pictures gave us a peak at Joker, releasing a trailer for the upcoming comic book adaptation which sees Joaquin Phoenix becoming the latest actor to do the clown make-up as the iconic DC villain, with director Todd Phillips (The […]

Flickering Myth’s Most Anticipated Movies of 2019

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The Flickering Myth writing team share our most anticipated movies of 2019… As we close out on 2018, now is the time for film-goers and movie lovers to look forward to the films 2019 will bring. Just based on some of the titles alone, 2019 is going to be full of quite a few exciting […]

Latest Joker photos show Joaquin Phoenix in a full clown costume

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With filming launching last week, we’ve been seeing a lot of Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime from Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker movie these past few days, and now director Todd Phillips has shared another behind-the-scenes image from the villain’s origin story, which shows Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck in full clown […]

Rumour: Joker movie plot details reveal The Joker’s real name, and a surprising connection to Bruce Wayne?

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Since being officially announced earlier this month, Todd Phillips’s Joker origin movie appears to be coming together very quickly. We’ve had confirmation of Joaquin Phoenix’s casting as the Clown Prince of Crime, Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz in talks for the female lead, and an October 2019 release date set in stone. It’s possible that […]

Get a first look at DC Black Label’s Joker: Killer Smile #2

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Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino and Jordie Bellaire’s three-issue DC Black Label series Joker: Killer Smile continues this December, and we’ve got an unlettered preview of the second issue for you here; check it out… SEE ALSO: Enter the villains in DCeased: Unkillables Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends […]

Joker crosses $1 billion at the global box office

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Having already smashed all records for an R-rated movie (becoming the most profitable comic book movie of all time in the process), Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker has now reached the magical $1 billion mark at the global box office. According to Forbes, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined crime drama / Clown Prince of Crime origin […]