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Joker director says his movie shouldn’t be linked to real-world violence

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has responded to accusations that the film could lead to acts of real-life violence. With Joker soon to arrive in cinemas, some critics are concerned that the film portrays violence in a way that could lead to real-life incidents. Some are citing the tragic Aurora shooting that took place […]

Joaquin Phoenix’s Clown Prince of Crime featured on new Joker posters

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With Joker set to arrive in theaters next week, the marketing push for the Warner Bros. and DC Films Oscar hopeful continues with the release of two new posters from Fandango and Dolby Cinema, both of which feature Joaquin Phoenix’s iconic comic book villain; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our Joker review here Joker […]

Joker gets two new illustrated posters

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Warner Bros. has unveiled two illustrated posters for its upcoming DC Films crime drama Joker featuring Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, which have been created by @LST_Mind and @turksworks; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our Joker review here Director Todd Phillips “Joker” centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not […]

Joker movie rooted in real-life mental health issues according to its director

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Joker and the laugh of Arthur Fleck are rooted in real-life mental health issues according to the film’s director Todd Phillips. Even though the Joker is straight out of the fantastical world of comics, that doesn’t mean the character can’t be grounded in very real issues. This is just what Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix […]

Joker director Todd Phillips aims to leave audiences speechless with the movie

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, would like to leave audiences speechless after viewing the movie. Often after viewing a movie, audiences will quickly chat amongst each other, sharing their opinions on what they saw. However, sometimes a film comes along that can’t be digested immediately. The latter is what Todd Phillips is going for […]

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 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 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 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 […]