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Joaquin Phoenix has already asked Todd Phillips to start work on a Joker sequel

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Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he has already asked director Todd Phillips to work on a Joker sequel. Joker is proving to be one of the biggest movies of the year when many, including the film’s studio, doubted how big it could be. Joaquin Phoenix has touched on the subject of a possible sequel before […]

Martin Scorsese has revealed why he didn’t direct “remarkable” Joker

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Martin Scorsese has called Joker “remarkable” and has revealed why he decided not to direct the film. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese was attached in some form to Joker right from the start but decided not to direct the movie, making way for Todd Phillips. The film has gone on to be enormously successful but why […]

Todd Phillips says a Joker deleted scene would have revealed Sophie’s fate

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‘Ambiguity’ is a bit of a watch-word when it comes to discourse magnet and box-office phenomenon Joker. There’s that ending, as well as the constant blurring of fantasy and reality which underpins the entire narrative. However, one of the most discussed aspects of Todd Phillips film is the exact fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie, who […]

Todd McFarlane claims that Joker has renewed interest in his R-rated Spawn movie

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Having spent over a decade trying to get the project off the ground, it seemed as though creator Todd McFarlane had enjoyed a breakthrough with his plans for an R-rated Spawn reboot back in the summer of 2017 when Blumhouse Productions boarded the project. However, almost two and a half years on and – despite […]

Joker continues march towards $1 billion after another strong box office weekend

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Five weekends into its run and Joker continues to impress at the box office, with the Joaquin Phoenix-led comic book adaptation adding a further $50 million this frame to push its global total to $934 million. Joker already became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time last month when it surpassed Deadpool, and given its […]

Warner Bros. launches Joker Oscar campaign

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Having smashed box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (not to mention one of the biggest DC movies ever), Warner Bros. had now launched its Joker Oscar campaign, with the studio pushing the Todd Phillips-directed crime drama in all categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Joker has […]

Suicide Squad director shares new wardrobe test photo of Jared Leto’s Joker

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Following a look at early make-up tests for Joker and Harley Quinn in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, the director has now shared another photo of Jared Leto’s Clown Prince of Crime, this time trying on a white tuxedo during wardrobe testing shots; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Jared Leto’s “days as the Joker are […]

Jared Leto’s “days as the Joker are likely over”

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If those recent rumours about him trying to block the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined Joker from being made have any truth to them, then this news probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Jared Leto’s days as the Clown Prince of Crime are “likely over”. Leto made his DC Extended […]

Joker cinematographer clarifies the fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie

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One of the biggest questions left unanswered coming out of Joker was the fate of Zazie Beetz’s single mother Sophie and her child. The last week see of the character, Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur had let himself into her apartment, with the audience releasing at that point that their relationship throughout the film had been nothing […]