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Joaquin Phoenix wanted to audition his Joker laugh for director Todd Phillips

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Joaquin Phoenix, the star of Joker, has revealed that he auditioned the character’s iconic laugh. One of the most iconic sounds in film and TV is the Joker’s laugh and every actor has had their slightly different take on it. Nailing the laugh is a big part of making the character your own and this […]

Joker gets a new IMAX poster

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With its hotly-anticipated release a little over two weeks away, we’ve got a new IMAX poster for Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Joker featuring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic Batman villain… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Joker here Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on […]

Joker director says the film pulled things from different comics

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has clarified his earlier comments about the film’s comic book inspiration. It had been reported that Todd Phillips had said his Joker movie isn’t basing its plot on the comic books but the director has now said that this isn’t quite the case, that film actually has taken inspiration […]

Joker movie gets a new batch of promotional images

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With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Joker, Warner Bros. has released a batch of new images for Todd Phillips’ critically acclaimed comic book crime drama featuring cast members Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Joker here Joker centres around […]

Joker director debunks The Batman crossover speculation, Leonardo DiCaprio casting rumour

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Last week, Variety reported that incoming Dark Knight Robert Pattinson may have dropped a potential spoiler regarding The Batman, after the actor reportedly requested that some comments about Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker were redacted during an interview. Given that Joker exists separately from the established DC Extended Universe, and The Batman’s DCEU status remains unclear after […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Joker

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is […]

Joker director reveals Joaquin Phoenix walked off set during scenes, confusing cast members

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix would walk off set during scenes, baffling his fellow cast members. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the most intense actors in Hollywood, taking his roles very seriously, throwing himself entirely to each character. This has kept up during his stint as Arthur in Joker, […]

Joaquin Phoenix says playing Joker was “one of the greatest experiences” of his career

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Joaquin Phoenix has admitted during his time of portraying the Joker was “one of the greatest experiences” of his career. In a press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival (via @RaminSetoodeh), Pheonix had nothing but praise for playing the Clown Prince of Crime. “There was something that was drawing me towards it, and it […]

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 […]