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Joker
A stand-alone origin film, Joker starred Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a mentally disturbed man driven even more so by the cruelty of the world around him. He eventually becomes the Joker, leading a city-wide riot in 1980s Gotham City.
The film was directed by Todd Phillips and went on to not only gross over $1 billion dollars at the box office, but it also run major awards. Phoenix won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for his portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime.
Joker went into wide release on Oct. 4, 2019.
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135 on Joker origin movie will portray him as a failed comedian, like The Killing JokeAccording to The Wrap, the upcoming Joker origin movie will feature a backstory that will be familiar to fans of "The Killing Joke" graphic novel. In the movie, which takes place in the 1980s, The Joker will be a failed comedian. The Joker origin movie is being directed by The Hangover Trilogy's Todd Phillips and…
Earlier this month it was reported that Joaquin Phoenix was in talks to play The Joker in the standalone origin movie that Todd Philips is working on. French website AlloCine caught up with Phoenix to talk about his new movie Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, and asked about those Joker movie rumors.…
Earlier this month we learned that Joaquin Phoenix was in talks to star in The Joker origin movie, and things seem to be moving rather quickly. According to a document posted by reporter Jeff Sneider, production on The Joker is expected to begin this May. That could mean Warner Bros. is planning to release the…
Variety reports that Joaquin Phoenix is in talks to star in The Joker origin movie that Warner Bros. is working on. This would be a standalone movie under a new brand and not related to the current DC Extended Universe where Jared Leto plays The Joker. Variety says that Phoenix met with The Joker director/writer Todd…
It's only been a month since we learned about The Joker movie that The Hangover director Todd Phillips has been working on, but apparently he's been at it for a while because Variety reporter Justin Kroll has heard that the script will be handed over to Warner Bros. by next week. If The Joker script…
ODE caught up with Jared Leto at a launch event for the new video game Destiny 2 today, and got his first comments on the two Joker movies that we've heard about in recent weeks. The first, is a Joker origin movie that will not feature Jared Leto, the second is a spin-off that he'll…
Last week we learned that Martin Scorsese was producing a Joker origin movie for Warner Bros., and today The Hollywood Reporter is back with more details. THR stresses that Martin Scorsese's deal isn't signed yet, but that Warner Bros. is hoping to get him on board to lure in one of his frequent collaborators: Leonardo DiCaprio.…
Last week we learned that The Hangover director Todd Phillips and the legendary Martin Scorsese were working on a Joker origin movie. And now thanks to an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience of all places, we have some juicy new details! Brendan Schaub is a former MMA fighter who's transitioned to Hollywood over the…
Deadline is reporting that The Hangover director Todd Phillips has been hired by Warner Bros. to co-write a Joker origin movie with 8 Mile writer Scott Silver. Phillips will also likely direct the movie, with legendary director Martin Scorsese set to produce. Now here's where it gets even more interesting... Deadline says that this Joker…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com