Joaquin Phoenix is coming back soon as Arthur Fleck in Joker: Folie à Deux. While it won’t be the first superhero musical, it certainly is one of its kind in recent years. Starring Lady Gaga as Harleen Quinzel, a.k.a. Harley Quinn, the movie is expected to be filled with several memorable scenes, both entertaining and grotesque, apart from several songs.
Joker 2 promises a crazy ride with the two characters
Apart from the two titular characters and actors, the British-Irish comedian and actor, Steve Coogan is also included in Joker 2’s ensemble cast. And those who know the violent ending of Joker will figure out what Coogan’s teased scene from the upcoming movie might feature.
Steve Coogan on Joker 2: Teases an Interesting Scene with Joaquin Phoenix Steve Coogan (in a still from And Those Feet… with Alan Partridge)
To say that Joker’s...
Joker 2 promises a crazy ride with the two characters
Apart from the two titular characters and actors, the British-Irish comedian and actor, Steve Coogan is also included in Joker 2’s ensemble cast. And those who know the violent ending of Joker will figure out what Coogan’s teased scene from the upcoming movie might feature.
Steve Coogan on Joker 2: Teases an Interesting Scene with Joaquin Phoenix Steve Coogan (in a still from And Those Feet… with Alan Partridge)
To say that Joker’s...
- 5/14/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
We finally got to see a trailer for the much-awaited Joker 2, aka Joker: Folie à Deux. The movie’s trailer came out on April 9 and will be a sequel to the 2019 film. Joker 2 will feature Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and is set to hit the theatres on October 4 this year.
Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux
The sequel introduces Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. This marks her debut in the DC universe. The movie’s trailer launch got a stellar start with 167 million views during the first 24 hours. The internet is on fire after the launch of the trailer, and many are hoping that Phoenix will win another Oscar.
The Joker movie turned into an open-world video game
After the trailer for Joker 2 came out, TeaserPlay revealed a game prototype for the movie. For the unknown, TeaserPlay is known for its imaginative take on movies,...
Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux
The sequel introduces Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. This marks her debut in the DC universe. The movie’s trailer launch got a stellar start with 167 million views during the first 24 hours. The internet is on fire after the launch of the trailer, and many are hoping that Phoenix will win another Oscar.
The Joker movie turned into an open-world video game
After the trailer for Joker 2 came out, TeaserPlay revealed a game prototype for the movie. For the unknown, TeaserPlay is known for its imaginative take on movies,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
Todd Phillips’s hotly anticipated supervillain sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” has secured itself an R rating from the MPA, as per Deadline. This is not too much of a surprise, as the 2019 smash “Joker” remains the top-grossing R-rated picture in history. Somewhat surprising, however, was the reason given by the “we’re not a censorship organization” censorship organization.
In addition to “strong violence”, “language” (sure), and “some sexuality” (okay), the group cited “brief full nudity.” Full, eh? Just how much of a clown show will we be seeing here?
“Joker: Folie à Deux”’s big draw for most audiences will be Lady Gaga’s turn as Harlene Quinzel (aka Harley Quinn) the Bugs Bunny-like psychiatrist who falls in love with the Clown Prince of Crime. Margot Robbie played the fan-favorite character in the “Suicide Squad” and “Birds of Prey” films, while Kaley Cuoco voices her in the not-for-kids animated series.
In addition to “strong violence”, “language” (sure), and “some sexuality” (okay), the group cited “brief full nudity.” Full, eh? Just how much of a clown show will we be seeing here?
“Joker: Folie à Deux”’s big draw for most audiences will be Lady Gaga’s turn as Harlene Quinzel (aka Harley Quinn) the Bugs Bunny-like psychiatrist who falls in love with the Clown Prince of Crime. Margot Robbie played the fan-favorite character in the “Suicide Squad” and “Birds of Prey” films, while Kaley Cuoco voices her in the not-for-kids animated series.
- 4/3/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Cake up on some makeup, be ready to dance atop the Highbridge stairs, and smile because early reactions for Joker: Folie à Deux are soft-shoeing their way onto social media. Following a blind screening of Todd Phillips’ hotly-anticipated sequel to 2019’s Joker, entertainment site GoldDerby is spilling the tea about Joker: Folie à Deux!
In a social media post, GoldDerby reveals what it can about Joker: Folie à Deux, including Lady Gaga’s “transformative” performance as Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the film’s musical elements, and how Phillips’ forthcoming film toys with DC lore, taking advantage of the Elseworlds aspect of the setup.
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“Parts are chaotic for a reason,” GoldDerby posted online. “Parts are surrealistic also for a reason (and at least in part shot in B&w), parts are bloody (the chaotic part). Can’t spoil how exactly. It’s also very political as...
In a social media post, GoldDerby reveals what it can about Joker: Folie à Deux, including Lady Gaga’s “transformative” performance as Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the film’s musical elements, and how Phillips’ forthcoming film toys with DC lore, taking advantage of the Elseworlds aspect of the setup.
I have not modified the original transcription:
“Parts are chaotic for a reason,” GoldDerby posted online. “Parts are surrealistic also for a reason (and at least in part shot in B&w), parts are bloody (the chaotic part). Can’t spoil how exactly. It’s also very political as...
- 3/18/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
After Heath Ledger it was questioned whether or not we would ever even get another big-screen Joker again. Then Jared Leto came along and proved…hey maybe it isn’t so sacred after all. So enter The Hangover‘s Todd Phillips and eccentric actor, Joaquin Phoenix, both deadset on creating a character piece that would rival some of Hollywood’s best. Today on DC Revisited, we’re getting into all of the awkward laughs, Batman connections, and talk shows that end with a bang as we cover Todd Phillip’s Joker.
The idea of a standalone comic book movie isn’t exactly a new thing, with this being the norm prior to the MCU hitting it big with Iron Man. Sure you may get an odd spinoff here or there, but they hardly ever amounted to anything major. And once the MCU came along, interconnected universes became all the rage.
The idea of a standalone comic book movie isn’t exactly a new thing, with this being the norm prior to the MCU hitting it big with Iron Man. Sure you may get an odd spinoff here or there, but they hardly ever amounted to anything major. And once the MCU came along, interconnected universes became all the rage.
- 11/30/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Filming Joker may not be an experience Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix look back on fondly. At least when it comes to the dynamic between the two of them. The actors clashed on the set of the 2019 film. Not about the storyline or a simple case of differing personalities. Rather, their conflicting approaches to filming.
Friction between Phoenix and De Niro happened because of a read-through
As Joker director Todd Phillips told Vanity Fair, a problem came up almost immediately as a result of Phoenix and De Niro’s acting methods. De Niro, he explained, liked doing read-throughs of the script from cover to cover prior to shooting. Whereas Phoenix adopted a looser, “let it happen” method.
It all started when Phillips got a call from De Niro asking him to relay a message to Phoenix. “Bob called me, and he goes, ‘Tell him he’s an actor and...
Friction between Phoenix and De Niro happened because of a read-through
As Joker director Todd Phillips told Vanity Fair, a problem came up almost immediately as a result of Phoenix and De Niro’s acting methods. De Niro, he explained, liked doing read-throughs of the script from cover to cover prior to shooting. Whereas Phoenix adopted a looser, “let it happen” method.
It all started when Phillips got a call from De Niro asking him to relay a message to Phoenix. “Bob called me, and he goes, ‘Tell him he’s an actor and...
- 10/28/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The year 2024 is shaping up to be a big one for comic book fans, as several anticipated movies have been pushed back due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes that have affected the film industry. Here are some of the comic book movies that are now slated to hit the theaters in 2024, and what we know so far about them.
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Madame Web is a spin-off of the Spider-Man franchise, focusing on the mysterious psychic character who has appeared in various comics and animated shows. The movie will be directed by S.J. Clarkson, who has worked on TV shows like Jessica Jones and The Defenders. The cast and plot details are still unknown, but rumors suggest that the movie will feature multiple Spider-Men from different dimensions, including Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. The movie is scheduled to release on February 14, 2024.
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- 7/29/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
You’ve got to hand it to Joker director Todd Phillips. The man proved himself to be an incurable romantic today by celebrating Valentine’s Day on Instagram with a first-look image of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in character in the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux. Check it out:
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As befits the romantic day, in the Joker sequel, Lady Gaga plays Dr. Harleen Quinzel, who is better known as Harley Quinn, who, as we all know, is the Joker’s one true (tortured) love. Gaga’s participation in the sequel has sent anticipation levels skyrocketing, with many believing it might be an even bigger hit than the wildly successful original. Joker: Folie à Deux is not the great Gaga’s first time working with Phillips, with him having produced A Star is Born. The film also reunites...
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As befits the romantic day, in the Joker sequel, Lady Gaga plays Dr. Harleen Quinzel, who is better known as Harley Quinn, who, as we all know, is the Joker’s one true (tortured) love. Gaga’s participation in the sequel has sent anticipation levels skyrocketing, with many believing it might be an even bigger hit than the wildly successful original. Joker: Folie à Deux is not the great Gaga’s first time working with Phillips, with him having produced A Star is Born. The film also reunites...
- 2/15/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Joker is a movie directed by Todd Phillips starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro and Frances Conroy.
The most awaited movie of the year leads us to a bitter social denouncement in which no one is left standing, that merges satire and flight of fancy. A kick in the mouth for movies about super heroes and the industry.
Joker is the movie of the year, no matter what they say, and mentioning Joaquin Phoenix as an Oscar winner is no longer a pipe dream nor is this movie a clear-cut candidate for the award that, I am afraid, will not receive it.
Storyline Joker (2019)
Arthur Fleck is a comedian (a clown) with a disreputable life that leads him to madness…(maybe not so much). He is considerably pissed off with society and will make someone pay.
About the Movie
Very, very good. Crude, cruel, an uncomfortable fusion of extremes that we love.
The most awaited movie of the year leads us to a bitter social denouncement in which no one is left standing, that merges satire and flight of fancy. A kick in the mouth for movies about super heroes and the industry.
Joker is the movie of the year, no matter what they say, and mentioning Joaquin Phoenix as an Oscar winner is no longer a pipe dream nor is this movie a clear-cut candidate for the award that, I am afraid, will not receive it.
Storyline Joker (2019)
Arthur Fleck is a comedian (a clown) with a disreputable life that leads him to madness…(maybe not so much). He is considerably pissed off with society and will make someone pay.
About the Movie
Very, very good. Crude, cruel, an uncomfortable fusion of extremes that we love.
- 2/5/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Production on the sequel to 2019’s Joker, titled Joker: Folie à Deux, has officially begun production, with director Todd Phillips posting the first look at Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as Arthur Fleck aka the Clown Prince of Crime. (This article will contain spoilers for Joker going forward.)
Phillips accompanied the Joker: Folie à Deux photo with the caption, “Day 1. Our boy. #joker”.
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When we last saw the Joker, he had murdered talk show host Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro) on live television, resulting in him being arrested and taken to Arkham Asylum. The above photo depicts Fleck getting a shave, presumably within those walls. The boney build remains, too. For the first film, Joaquin Phoenix lost more than 50 pounds.
Phillips has been teasing other bits about Joker: Folie à Deux, but there is so much unknown about the sequel,...
Phillips accompanied the Joker: Folie à Deux photo with the caption, “Day 1. Our boy. #joker”.
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A post shared by Todd Phillips (@toddphillips)
When we last saw the Joker, he had murdered talk show host Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro) on live television, resulting in him being arrested and taken to Arkham Asylum. The above photo depicts Fleck getting a shave, presumably within those walls. The boney build remains, too. For the first film, Joaquin Phoenix lost more than 50 pounds.
Phillips has been teasing other bits about Joker: Folie à Deux, but there is so much unknown about the sequel,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
The killer clown trend has amorphous roots, with anthropologists and clinicians failing to settle on where the slow tilt of clowns into full-borne nightmare material originated. It might have been in Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" (riffed amazingly in Seinfeld), or it might be considerably grimmer, inextricably tied to the case of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy. In the modern canon -- whether in film, television, or literature -- the prevailing theory is Stephen King's Pennywise from "It," which popularized the killer clown archetype. Some scholars contend it goes beyond a phobia, becoming something akin to a cultural phenomenon.
Of course, horror audiences remember the Great Clown Panic of 2016, a time when, for some reason, people were dressing up as clowns and running around in the dark. While the reporting then was overblown, there's no denying the killer clown dominates the current age of horror. Yet, audiences might forget these clowns have feelings too.
Of course, horror audiences remember the Great Clown Panic of 2016, a time when, for some reason, people were dressing up as clowns and running around in the dark. While the reporting then was overblown, there's no denying the killer clown dominates the current age of horror. Yet, audiences might forget these clowns have feelings too.
- 11/28/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
Quentin Tarantino recently sat down with Edgar Wright for a three-hour podcast conversation, courtesy of Empire magazine, in which the filmmakers discussed their most memorable moviegoing experiences. One of Tarantino’s more recent trips to the movie theater that proved unforgettable was for Todd Phillip’s “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix in an Oscar-winning performance. While Tarantino found the comic book drama “a little one-note,” he did single out the film’s violent climax as a masterclass in subversion.
“Subversion on a massive level, audience response, cause and effect on the screen, feeling the atmosphere in the theater change; we’ve talked about all these things,” Tarantino told Wright (via The Playlist). “[However], the talk show sequence in the ‘Joker’ encompasses all of these things on a profound level, a level that is over most viewers’ heads to tell you the truth.”
The scene in question finds Arthur/Joker appearing as a...
“Subversion on a massive level, audience response, cause and effect on the screen, feeling the atmosphere in the theater change; we’ve talked about all these things,” Tarantino told Wright (via The Playlist). “[However], the talk show sequence in the ‘Joker’ encompasses all of these things on a profound level, a level that is over most viewers’ heads to tell you the truth.”
The scene in question finds Arthur/Joker appearing as a...
- 2/4/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese was attached as one of the producers when Joker was in the early stages of development, but despite departing the project long before cameras started rolling, the legendary filmmaker’s fingerprints are still all over the finished product. Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy are clearly two major influences on Todd Phillips’ movie, with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck sharing many similarities with protagonists Travis Bickle and Rupert Pupkin, not to mention the meta casting of Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin.
Taking a dark, twisted psychological drama with a main character that’s very clearly suffering from some kind of psychosis and wrapping it in the clothes of a comic book story was a bold creative decision to make, and one that paid off very handsomely. Straddling the line between awards season favorite and box office behemoth is a move that very few projects manage to pull off,...
Taking a dark, twisted psychological drama with a main character that’s very clearly suffering from some kind of psychosis and wrapping it in the clothes of a comic book story was a bold creative decision to make, and one that paid off very handsomely. Straddling the line between awards season favorite and box office behemoth is a move that very few projects manage to pull off,...
- 11/15/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
“I’m going to burn this place to the ground,” Loki snarls, his thin white lips spreading into a triumphant smile.
It may have been brief, but the first-look footage from Marvel’s planned Loki series was enough to bring the Internet to a standstill, as eager fans pored over every inch of the sizzle reel in the search for potential McU clues.
There was, of course, much more airtime for both WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, given that they’re due to release before the God of Mischief stages his return. But following last night’s Big Game TV spot for Disney+, a number of Marvel fans have drawn comparisons between Loki and a certain Clown Prince of Crime – specifically the one played by Joaquin Phoenix.
See for yourself:
kinda looks like the joker here but we’re not gonna talk about it stan loki and his new show pic.
It may have been brief, but the first-look footage from Marvel’s planned Loki series was enough to bring the Internet to a standstill, as eager fans pored over every inch of the sizzle reel in the search for potential McU clues.
There was, of course, much more airtime for both WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, given that they’re due to release before the God of Mischief stages his return. But following last night’s Big Game TV spot for Disney+, a number of Marvel fans have drawn comparisons between Loki and a certain Clown Prince of Crime – specifically the one played by Joaquin Phoenix.
See for yourself:
kinda looks like the joker here but we’re not gonna talk about it stan loki and his new show pic.
- 2/3/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Joaquin Phoenix turned in one of the most outstanding performances of 2019 and easily one of the most extraordinary performances in the history of comic book cinema with his portrayal of Arthur Fleck in Todd Phillips’ record-breaking Joker, a story that plants a modern take on the classic Batman villain in the legacies of Martin Scorsese’s movies The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver and Bryan Singer’s film The Usual Suspects. And while Fleck may have persuaded Murray Franklin to introduce him to Gotham City’s viewing audience as the Joker, if you believe that Phoenix’s unstable, unreliable character is the real Joker, then the joke, it seems, is on you.
According to sources close to Wgtc – the same ones who told us that Emperor Palpatine would be revealed to be the grandfather of Jakkuvian orphan Rey and that General Hux would betray the First Order in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,...
According to sources close to Wgtc – the same ones who told us that Emperor Palpatine would be revealed to be the grandfather of Jakkuvian orphan Rey and that General Hux would betray the First Order in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Anthony Fuchs
- We Got This Covered
With the screenplay for Todd Phillips’ Joker now officially online, fans can gain some fresh insight on one of the year’s darkest and most profitable franchise films. For one thing, the script written by Phillips and Scott Silver tells what Arthur Fleck’s one-sided love interest Sophie Dumond was doing while the Joker was busy killing Murray Franklin.
In the theatrical cut, the Sophie subplot is resolved after Joaquin Phoenix’s character wanders into her apartment and realizes that their relationship was just a product of his imagination. Unnerved by his presence, Sophie tells Arthur to leave, and he quickly obliges.
What we don’t see in the actual film, however, is the part where Arthur invites Zazie Beetz’s character to watch his climactic TV appearance. The section begins with our lead sitting in his kitchen finishing a misspelled note that reads, “…on Murray Franklin Tonight — Pleese Watch!
In the theatrical cut, the Sophie subplot is resolved after Joaquin Phoenix’s character wanders into her apartment and realizes that their relationship was just a product of his imagination. Unnerved by his presence, Sophie tells Arthur to leave, and he quickly obliges.
What we don’t see in the actual film, however, is the part where Arthur invites Zazie Beetz’s character to watch his climactic TV appearance. The section begins with our lead sitting in his kitchen finishing a misspelled note that reads, “…on Murray Franklin Tonight — Pleese Watch!
- 12/30/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
The phenomenon that is “Joker” continues to break records, as Oscar buzz grows for Joaquin Phoenix and several other categories. It is a film filled with visual and sonic clues to help tell the story of his emotional journey – wherever it takes him.
From the squeaking of the apartment door to the single cello becoming a full orchestra, to the costume design. It’s all there to tell you the story, to complement the story and aid with the emotional journey we go on with Fleck as he descends and transforms into Joker. Watch closely as he ascends the stairs: He ascends as if he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, as he heads up those stairs, home. By the end, it’s a different demeanor entirely. The clues are all there.
Editor Jeff Groth says “The first goal of the editing was to stay out of the way.
From the squeaking of the apartment door to the single cello becoming a full orchestra, to the costume design. It’s all there to tell you the story, to complement the story and aid with the emotional journey we go on with Fleck as he descends and transforms into Joker. Watch closely as he ascends the stairs: He ascends as if he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, as he heads up those stairs, home. By the end, it’s a different demeanor entirely. The clues are all there.
Editor Jeff Groth says “The first goal of the editing was to stay out of the way.
- 11/22/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
New York serves as central characters in both Todd Phillips’ “Joker” (a gritty version of Gotham City in 1981 channeling Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy”) and Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn”. In fact, Gotham and Brooklyn embody their two mentally unstable protagonists: Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), the terminally depressed, bullied clown-turned DC supervillain, and Lionel Essrog (Norton), the orphaned sleuth with Tourette syndrome trying to solve a murder and uncover the “Chinatown”-like real estate development scam that’s displacing Brooklyn’s poor and minority residents and demolishing their neighborhoods.
And world building New York as metaphorical period backdrops became personal journeys for both “Joker” production designer Mark Friedberg (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and “Motherless Brooklyn” production designer Beth Mickle (“The Deuce”). “The City is a character in the story,” said Friedberg, who grew up in New York City in the ’60s and ’70s and...
And world building New York as metaphorical period backdrops became personal journeys for both “Joker” production designer Mark Friedberg (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and “Motherless Brooklyn” production designer Beth Mickle (“The Deuce”). “The City is a character in the story,” said Friedberg, who grew up in New York City in the ’60s and ’70s and...
- 11/14/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Another popular “Joker” fan theory has been solved, kind of. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Joaquin Phoenix shares his belief that his version of the Joker character is the real Joker that ends up becoming the infamous Batman villain. Many fans have questioned whether or not Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck is the Joker as seen in decades of Batman mythology. “Joker” director Todd Phillips stoked the fan theory earlier this year by telling the Times, “Maybe Joaquin’s character inspired the Joker. You don’t really know.”
“Joker” fans took Phillips’ comment and searched for clues in the film to figure out whether or not Arthur Fleck actually becomes the Batman villain. Some follow-up theories claim the “real Joker” was part of the violent riot that broke out in Gotham after Arthur shot Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin dead on national television. Other theories allege...
“Joker” fans took Phillips’ comment and searched for clues in the film to figure out whether or not Arthur Fleck actually becomes the Batman villain. Some follow-up theories claim the “real Joker” was part of the violent riot that broke out in Gotham after Arthur shot Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin dead on national television. Other theories allege...
- 11/13/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The partnership between a film’s production designer and costume designer is an important one. One creates the outfits and the look of the character, the other creates the world that the viewer disappears into. Together, they collaborate to reinforce the visuals of the film. Todd Phillips’ “Joker” is a world where production designer Mark Friedberg and costume designer Mark Bridges’ partnership was pivotal. For Friedberg, he’d been working with Phillips early to find the perfect location for the gritty and grimy Gotham City. New York 2019 is starkly different from the New York of the ’70s, so Friedberg’s search extended to Newark.
The two Marks were inspired by an old car book to form the basis of their color palette. In “Joker” it’s Bridge’s costumes that change to reflect Arthur’s journey and not the production design palette since, as Friedberg explains, “it’s him that changes.
The two Marks were inspired by an old car book to form the basis of their color palette. In “Joker” it’s Bridge’s costumes that change to reflect Arthur’s journey and not the production design palette since, as Friedberg explains, “it’s him that changes.
- 11/11/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
In a movie as ambiguous as Joker, there are many scenes that need to be chewed over and analyzed to figure out the full extent of what they mean. One standout example is the sequence when Arthur Fleck, at one of his lowest points, empties out his fridge and climbs inside it, shutting himself in the cold, dark space. But what are we to make of this moment?
First of all, it’s important to note that this scene was not scripted and was an on-set bit of improvisation from Joaquin Phoenix. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher revealed this interesting fact to CinemaBlend, explaining that it came about simply through the actor fully diving into Fleck’s fractured – and sleep-deprived – mental state.
“When he climbed in the refrigerator, we had no idea he was going to do that. We set up two camera positions, and Joaquin just thought about what he would...
First of all, it’s important to note that this scene was not scripted and was an on-set bit of improvisation from Joaquin Phoenix. Cinematographer Lawrence Sher revealed this interesting fact to CinemaBlend, explaining that it came about simply through the actor fully diving into Fleck’s fractured – and sleep-deprived – mental state.
“When he climbed in the refrigerator, we had no idea he was going to do that. We set up two camera positions, and Joaquin just thought about what he would...
- 11/11/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
As Arthur Fleck was such an unreliable narrator, much of Joker is left up to the audience to interpret for themselves. It’s clear in the movie itself that whole scenes or plot threads might have just happened in Arthur’s head and his relationship with his kindly neighbor Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz), for example, was entirely fictitious, as revealed when Arthur enters her apartment and she hardly knows him.
This scene ends without confirmation of what happens next though, and some have theorized that Joker killed her, in his increasingly unhinged state, for shattering his illusion. IndieWire put this possibility to director Todd Phillips, and he made clear exactly what Sophie’s fate is.
Phillips explained that there was some additional footage filmed of Sophie watching Arthur on Murray Franklin’s show, which would have confirmed that she lives. However, this was ultimately excised as Phillips wanted to keep...
This scene ends without confirmation of what happens next though, and some have theorized that Joker killed her, in his increasingly unhinged state, for shattering his illusion. IndieWire put this possibility to director Todd Phillips, and he made clear exactly what Sophie’s fate is.
Phillips explained that there was some additional footage filmed of Sophie watching Arthur on Murray Franklin’s show, which would have confirmed that she lives. However, this was ultimately excised as Phillips wanted to keep...
- 11/5/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Comic book movies often arrive on home video with deleted scenes and extended sequences, but don’t expect “Joker” to follow that tradition if director Todd Phillips has his way. In an interview with Collider, Phillips rejected the idea of a “Joker” director’s cut when asked about the possibility of fans seeing additional footage from the movie that was cut out of the 122-minute theatrical cut.
“I hate fucking extended cuts. I hate deleted scenes,” Phillips said. “They’re deleted for a reason. The movie that exists is exactly the movie I want it to be and I will never show a deleted scene.”
Just because Phillips won’t show a deleted scene doesn’t mean they don’t exist in abundance. The filmmaker told Collider the moment in which Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker comes out behind the curtain to appear on Murray Franklin’s late night talk show...
“I hate fucking extended cuts. I hate deleted scenes,” Phillips said. “They’re deleted for a reason. The movie that exists is exactly the movie I want it to be and I will never show a deleted scene.”
Just because Phillips won’t show a deleted scene doesn’t mean they don’t exist in abundance. The filmmaker told Collider the moment in which Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker comes out behind the curtain to appear on Murray Franklin’s late night talk show...
- 10/18/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
“Joker” has been hit with a new round of backlash following its record-breaking $96 million debut at the October box office. As reported by CNBC, the film’s use of Gary Glitter’s 1972 anthem “Rock and Roll Part 2” is courting controversy because Glitter is a convicted pedophile. Glitter began a 16-year prison sentence in 2015 for attempted rape, indecent assault, and having sex with a girl under the age of 13 years old. Glitter’s crimes were committed in the 1970s and 1980s. The rock singer was previously jailed in 1999 for possessing images of child abuse.
CNBC journalist Sam Meredith reports, “Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is reportedly expected to receive a lump sum for allowing the recording to be used in ‘Joker.’ He is also thought to be in line for music royalties depending on the success of movie theater ticket sales, DVD sales and film soundtrack sales.’
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CNBC journalist Sam Meredith reports, “Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is reportedly expected to receive a lump sum for allowing the recording to be used in ‘Joker.’ He is also thought to be in line for music royalties depending on the success of movie theater ticket sales, DVD sales and film soundtrack sales.’
Glitter’s...
- 10/7/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Back before promotion for Todd Phillips’ Joker movie became mired in one unpleasant controversy after another, the biggest question on everyone’s mind regarding the film was whether or not leading man Joaquin Phoenix would be able to live up to the legacy of Heath Ledger’s iconic performance as the Clown Prince of Crime. As it turns out, Joker itself is conscious of carrying forward Ledger’s work, which is why it contains references to his incarnation of the villain as well as a direct nod to the actor himself.
In one scene when Arthur Fleck prepares for his first appearance on a television show that he’d always dreamed of being on, he spots an older woman in the audience looking visibly excited to see him in person. Arthur confidently strolls over to her, plants a big kiss on her face and then gets back to the show Live!
In one scene when Arthur Fleck prepares for his first appearance on a television show that he’d always dreamed of being on, he spots an older woman in the audience looking visibly excited to see him in person. Arthur confidently strolls over to her, plants a big kiss on her face and then gets back to the show Live!
- 10/7/2019
- by Neeraj Chand
- We Got This Covered
Warning: massive Joker movie spoilers ahead!
Todd Phillips's Joker just hit theaters and is the latest rendition of this supervillain's story. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker himself, the film dives deep into the life of Arthur Fleck - a man who has had it pretty rough, suffering through life with a mental illness and never really being understood by any of his peers. To the disbelief of many, the movie's ending actually is the ending. There are no postcredit scenes, but the end does seem to have a shock factor that could potentially lead to a sequel.
Yes, That Is a Young Batman
Throughout the film, we see Arthur slowly grow more and more angry with the people he surrounds himself with. Before the final scene, we see Arthur kill six people, one of his victims being his own mother, Penny. Other victims include three employees from Wayne Enterprises,...
Todd Phillips's Joker just hit theaters and is the latest rendition of this supervillain's story. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker himself, the film dives deep into the life of Arthur Fleck - a man who has had it pretty rough, suffering through life with a mental illness and never really being understood by any of his peers. To the disbelief of many, the movie's ending actually is the ending. There are no postcredit scenes, but the end does seem to have a shock factor that could potentially lead to a sequel.
Yes, That Is a Young Batman
Throughout the film, we see Arthur slowly grow more and more angry with the people he surrounds himself with. Before the final scene, we see Arthur kill six people, one of his victims being his own mother, Penny. Other victims include three employees from Wayne Enterprises,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Toria Clarke
- Popsugar.com
Now that the fear-mongering is behind us and Joker reigned supreme at the box office with the biggest October opening in history, we can discuss the finer aspects of the film like civilized folk. And considering how director Todd Phillips injected much ambiguity into the thing, we’re all like Arthur Fleck in the sense that we’re left wondering what’s real and what isn’t.
Even though the movie was largely an original exploration of the Clown Prince of Crime’s beginnings, one could certainly say that it adhered to the “multiple choice” aspect often applied to his comic book origins. In other words, there really isn’t one true origin for the character – even if Batman: The Killing Joke is the one readers reference most. After all, the Ace of Knaves sometimes remembers things one way, other times another.
Before I get into specifics pertaining to the flick itself,...
Even though the movie was largely an original exploration of the Clown Prince of Crime’s beginnings, one could certainly say that it adhered to the “multiple choice” aspect often applied to his comic book origins. In other words, there really isn’t one true origin for the character – even if Batman: The Killing Joke is the one readers reference most. After all, the Ace of Knaves sometimes remembers things one way, other times another.
Before I get into specifics pertaining to the flick itself,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Major spoilers ahead for Warner Bros. new film, “Joker.”
Director Todd Phillips’ “Joker” depicts the gradual unraveling of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a troubled man who, through some very disturbing circumstances, breaks bad and transforms into the criminal who will one day become Batman’s greatest enemy.
While existing entirely on it’s own as a standalone story and unconnected to any other DC Comics films, “Joker” presents a possible origin story for the clown prince of crime connected both to the Gotham City setting and to the history of Batman as a character. In fact, it’s the second time a film has gone out of its way to connect the Joker’s origins to the Caped Crusader in some fashion, after 1989’s Tim Burton-directed “Batman,” which revealed that as a younger man, the Joker is the one who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents.
So it’s understandable...
Director Todd Phillips’ “Joker” depicts the gradual unraveling of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a troubled man who, through some very disturbing circumstances, breaks bad and transforms into the criminal who will one day become Batman’s greatest enemy.
While existing entirely on it’s own as a standalone story and unconnected to any other DC Comics films, “Joker” presents a possible origin story for the clown prince of crime connected both to the Gotham City setting and to the history of Batman as a character. In fact, it’s the second time a film has gone out of its way to connect the Joker’s origins to the Caped Crusader in some fashion, after 1989’s Tim Burton-directed “Batman,” which revealed that as a younger man, the Joker is the one who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents.
So it’s understandable...
- 10/5/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
When Joaquin Phoenix struggled early on to wrap his head around Arthur Fleck, the terminally depressed, mentally unstable, and bullied clown-turned infamous Batman nemesis in “Joker,” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir came to the rescue without even realizing it.
It started with Phoenix and director Todd Phillips struggling to complete the scene in the public bathroom following Fleck’s murderous rampage in a subway train. Phoenix wanted to mess around with a dance and Phillips introduced him for the first time to Guðnadóttir’s haunting, cello-driven theme. The result was an unexpected epiphany: “The Bathroom Dance,” in which Phoenix moved soulfully to the rhythm of the music. It began his transformation from Fleck to Joker, and served as the actor’s muse. Thereafter, he could be seen listening to the music in his ear piece on set throughout the shoot.
“The Bathroom Dance” theme returns toward the end of the movie when...
It started with Phoenix and director Todd Phillips struggling to complete the scene in the public bathroom following Fleck’s murderous rampage in a subway train. Phoenix wanted to mess around with a dance and Phillips introduced him for the first time to Guðnadóttir’s haunting, cello-driven theme. The result was an unexpected epiphany: “The Bathroom Dance,” in which Phoenix moved soulfully to the rhythm of the music. It began his transformation from Fleck to Joker, and served as the actor’s muse. Thereafter, he could be seen listening to the music in his ear piece on set throughout the shoot.
“The Bathroom Dance” theme returns toward the end of the movie when...
- 10/4/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Ever since Joaquin Phoenix was cast to play the Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips’ original origin story, Joker, comparisons and dismissals have been based on Heath Ledger’s incomparable and infamous performance in The Dark Knight. And while The Hangover director certainly takes the character in a new direction, casting his creation into a world of bargain-less politics, he momentarily stops and taps into the Batman mythology.
And one important scene in particular sees the Oscar contender pay homage to Nolan’s comic book classic. But be wary, Batman fans, this moment takes place at the core of the film’s lunacy, the climax of its chaos. So here’s your spoiler warning.
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Joker‘s final act sees Arthur go on to the late night talk show “Live!
And one important scene in particular sees the Oscar contender pay homage to Nolan’s comic book classic. But be wary, Batman fans, this moment takes place at the core of the film’s lunacy, the climax of its chaos. So here’s your spoiler warning.
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- 10/4/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
Fall has finally truly arrived (those 90s temps have at last vacated), so it’s really time to get serious and somber at the multiplex. But, to quote a ’08 classic, “Why so serious?”. After all, there’s often time for a comic book-based cold weather flick. Ah, but this one’s very different from the big action epics from a few months ago. First and second, it’s deadly (accent on the first syllable) dramatic in tone and earns it’s “R” rating. Not the first comic-based flick to do so, but this centers on a villain. Let’s be specific, this is “The” comic book villain, really the greatest comic baddie of all time, maybe just as popular as his arch-rival. I’d say he ranks right up there with the greatest villains of fiction, earning a place alongside Dr. Fu Manchu, Simon Legree, and Prof. Moriarty. Origin story?...
- 10/4/2019
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Marc Maron | Written by Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Directed by Todd Phillips
IMDb’s one line description of Joker is almost misleading, while also being to the point: “A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society.” Why no mention of the DC Universe? Why not a ‘Joker’ origins story? Why so reticent to claim to be a piece of the franchise jigsaw? Only Scott Frank’s Logan comes close, but that tragic tale dealt with the death of a hero. This is most certainly the birth of a nihilist villain. However, he’s doesn’t possess a villainous bone in his body – to start with.
An emaciated Joaquin Phoenix plays down trodden, and out of luck Arthur Fleck to his absolute physical best. Among the many acting techniques and exercises...
IMDb’s one line description of Joker is almost misleading, while also being to the point: “A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society.” Why no mention of the DC Universe? Why not a ‘Joker’ origins story? Why so reticent to claim to be a piece of the franchise jigsaw? Only Scott Frank’s Logan comes close, but that tragic tale dealt with the death of a hero. This is most certainly the birth of a nihilist villain. However, he’s doesn’t possess a villainous bone in his body – to start with.
An emaciated Joaquin Phoenix plays down trodden, and out of luck Arthur Fleck to his absolute physical best. Among the many acting techniques and exercises...
- 10/3/2019
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Why so serious? Todd Phillips’ solemn but shallow supervillain origins movie has a strong performance by Joaquin Phoenix but is weighed down by realist detail and tedious material
The year’s biggest disappointment has arrived. It emerges with weirdly grownup self-importance from the tulip fever of festival awards season as an upscale spin on an established pop culture brand. Last year we had Luca Guadagnino’s solemn version of Suspiria, and now it’s Joker, from director and co-writer Todd Phillips: a new origin myth for Batman’s most famous supervillain opponent.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a pathetic loser and loner in Gotham City, some time in the early 1980s. Arthur is a former inpatient at a psychiatric facility but is now allowed to live with his elderly mother, Penny (Frances Conroy), in her scuzzy apartment. Poor Arthur has a neurological condition that means he is liable to break...
The year’s biggest disappointment has arrived. It emerges with weirdly grownup self-importance from the tulip fever of festival awards season as an upscale spin on an established pop culture brand. Last year we had Luca Guadagnino’s solemn version of Suspiria, and now it’s Joker, from director and co-writer Todd Phillips: a new origin myth for Batman’s most famous supervillain opponent.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a pathetic loser and loner in Gotham City, some time in the early 1980s. Arthur is a former inpatient at a psychiatric facility but is now allowed to live with his elderly mother, Penny (Frances Conroy), in her scuzzy apartment. Poor Arthur has a neurological condition that means he is liable to break...
- 10/3/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
There are several ways to look at Todd Phillips’ 2019 movie Joker. It is obviously grounded in DC Comics’ vast history, however it is not what most comic book aficionados would consider a “comic book” movie. Yes, it is set in Gotham City. Yes, there are references to Arkham Asylum as well as characters like Thomas Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and even a young Bruce Wayne. However it would be grossly unfair to judge this movie as a Batman movie or even consider it in the same frame of mind as the introduction of the Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman or Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight (and hinted at the end of Christopher Nolan’s 2005 Batman Begins). Both movies featured The Joker as the villain, and there was a clear relationship between him and Batman, but as I suggested, this does not appear to be a typical comic book movie.
- 10/2/2019
- by Wayne D. Chang
- Comicmix.com
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The Joker movie pays tribute to Batman and DC Comics history in subtle ways. Here's all the easter eggs we found...
This article contains nothing but Joker spoilers. You can read a spoiler free review right here if you haven't seen the movie yet.
Joker may be unlike other comic book movies, but that doesn't mean it isn't possibly packed with comic book references! Yes, while Joker pays plenty of homage to iconic pieces of 1970s cinema like Taxi Driver, Network, and The King of Comedy, and may not be as open with its DC Comics roots as most superhero movies are, if you know where to look, there's still plenty of Gotham City and Batman lore to be found.
“We didn’t take anything from one particular comic,” director Todd Phillips told reporters in September. “We kind of picked and chose what we liked...
The Joker movie pays tribute to Batman and DC Comics history in subtle ways. Here's all the easter eggs we found...
This article contains nothing but Joker spoilers. You can read a spoiler free review right here if you haven't seen the movie yet.
Joker may be unlike other comic book movies, but that doesn't mean it isn't possibly packed with comic book references! Yes, while Joker pays plenty of homage to iconic pieces of 1970s cinema like Taxi Driver, Network, and The King of Comedy, and may not be as open with its DC Comics roots as most superhero movies are, if you know where to look, there's still plenty of Gotham City and Batman lore to be found.
“We didn’t take anything from one particular comic,” director Todd Phillips told reporters in September. “We kind of picked and chose what we liked...
- 10/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Tony Sokol Oct 8, 2019
With the arrival of Joker, we examine one of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro's most underrated movies, The King of Comedy.
Joker pays homage to the classics. Tributes are often a polite word for artistic theft and at least one trailer has the heroic villain stealing a timeless line from the British comedian Bob Monkhouse. “Everyone laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian, but nobody’s laughing now.” Such is the dichotomy of dark comedy, some of the best laughter gets caught in the throat. It looks like Joker might have stolen more than a joke though from Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy. He may have made off with the conclusion, which was up for grabs anyway.
Todd Phillips’ upcoming Batman-adjacent origin movie provides a twisted alternative universe to Scorsese's celebrity nightmare classic. The new film features Robert De...
With the arrival of Joker, we examine one of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro's most underrated movies, The King of Comedy.
Joker pays homage to the classics. Tributes are often a polite word for artistic theft and at least one trailer has the heroic villain stealing a timeless line from the British comedian Bob Monkhouse. “Everyone laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian, but nobody’s laughing now.” Such is the dichotomy of dark comedy, some of the best laughter gets caught in the throat. It looks like Joker might have stolen more than a joke though from Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy. He may have made off with the conclusion, which was up for grabs anyway.
Todd Phillips’ upcoming Batman-adjacent origin movie provides a twisted alternative universe to Scorsese's celebrity nightmare classic. The new film features Robert De...
- 9/30/2019
- Den of Geek
For the first time, the man who laughs gets the star spot all to himself. No going 50-50 with the Caped Crusader, like Jack Nicholson did in Batman; even the late, great Heath Ledger’s Oscar for The Dark Knight was for Best Supporting Actor. In Joker, Joaquin Phoenix digs into the title role, kicks out the jams, and stamps the character with a danger all his own. “Phenomenal” is a puny word to describe his gut-punch performance. Over-the-top? Maybe. But if you want to trade Hollywood pablum for bug-fuck intensity,...
- 9/30/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Todd Phillips' Joker is a haunting work. Despite occasionally trying too hard, it's elevated by a stunning performance from Joaquin Phoenix.
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Is he laughing or crying? It’s a thought sure to race through many heads in Joker when Arthur Fleck begins a weekly therapy session. Stretching tightly wound flesh across overextended muscles, Joaquin Phoenix has tailored his body into something cadaverous by becoming Fleck. Here is a man more living than dead, comprised of skeletal edges and lines that accentuate the yellow rot of his teeth and the emptiness of his grinning stare. In this moment, as Arthur howls laughter, it’s unclear if the guttural sound is a natural spasm or if this is just another moment in a string of endless miseries. And to be honest, it doesn’t really matter to either the movie or the audience.
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Is he laughing or crying? It’s a thought sure to race through many heads in Joker when Arthur Fleck begins a weekly therapy session. Stretching tightly wound flesh across overextended muscles, Joaquin Phoenix has tailored his body into something cadaverous by becoming Fleck. Here is a man more living than dead, comprised of skeletal edges and lines that accentuate the yellow rot of his teeth and the emptiness of his grinning stare. In this moment, as Arthur howls laughter, it’s unclear if the guttural sound is a natural spasm or if this is just another moment in a string of endless miseries. And to be honest, it doesn’t really matter to either the movie or the audience.
Neither comedy or tragedy, Joker...
- 9/23/2019
- Den of Geek
Critics agree Joaquin Phoenix gives an unnerving and astonishing lead performance in “Joker,” and it turns out channeling that dark energy every day on set was not easy for both Phoenix and the production at large. In Phoenix’s new cover story for The New York Times, “Joker” co-writer and director Todd Phillips reveals his leading actor “lost his composure on the set, sometimes to the bafflement of his co-stars.”
“In the middle of the scene, he’ll just walk away and walk out,” Phillips said. “And the poor other actor thinks it’s them and it was never them — it was always him, and he just wasn’t feeling it.”
Phoenix might have walked off set, but he always returned after taking a breather. Phillips remembered Phoenix reassuring him after an especially tense moment, “We’ll take a walk and we’ll come back and we’ll do it.
“In the middle of the scene, he’ll just walk away and walk out,” Phillips said. “And the poor other actor thinks it’s them and it was never them — it was always him, and he just wasn’t feeling it.”
Phoenix might have walked off set, but he always returned after taking a breather. Phillips remembered Phoenix reassuring him after an especially tense moment, “We’ll take a walk and we’ll come back and we’ll do it.
- 9/11/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
If you’d bet on Todd Phillips ever winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, you’d have made lots of money. If you’d bet on Todd Phillips winning the Golden Lion for Joker, you’d now be Bruce Wayne.
And Arthur Fleck – soon to be the Joker – wouldn’t like that very much. Joaquin Phoenix plays the wannabe stand-up comic in this origin story of the most iconic villain in the superhero world. Predictably Fleck serves as the heart and soul, which attempts to be a thorough study of how someone can grow (or sink) to become Gotham City’s greatest cosplaying criminal menace.
This psychopath origin story structure is one of the numerous ways Joker tries to invoke the films of Martin Scorsese, who was initially attached to the project as a producer. But only in style is it at all a resemblance of the work of Scorsese.
And Arthur Fleck – soon to be the Joker – wouldn’t like that very much. Joaquin Phoenix plays the wannabe stand-up comic in this origin story of the most iconic villain in the superhero world. Predictably Fleck serves as the heart and soul, which attempts to be a thorough study of how someone can grow (or sink) to become Gotham City’s greatest cosplaying criminal menace.
This psychopath origin story structure is one of the numerous ways Joker tries to invoke the films of Martin Scorsese, who was initially attached to the project as a producer. But only in style is it at all a resemblance of the work of Scorsese.
- 9/11/2019
- by Adam Solomons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Is it just me or is getting crazier out there?” It’s a legitimate question that Arthur Fleck, a troubled clown-for-hire, asks the social worker assigned to his case. Garbage spills out on to the avenues and alleyways of the urban wasteland he lives in. The news is filled with stories about plagues of “super rats” and filth and crime and horribleness. You can’t even twirl a going-out-of-business sign in a fright wig without getting jumped by young punks and having the snot beaten out of you. One day,...
- 9/10/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Take this as you will: Todd Phillips’ Joker is exactly the kind of movie the Clown Prince of Crime would have wanted. Vicious, dangerous, transcendent, it’s the boldest and most shattering addition to the comic cinema canon since The Dark Knight. But even so, this slow burn film has forged its own path on the outskirts of blockbuster creativity, not only reinventing one of entertainment’s most iconic villains, but our conception – and hopefully, a whole string of future filmmakers’ notions – of the comic book genre itself.
Muck and junk flood the streets of Gotham City. Travis Bickle longed for the day the rain would wash the streets clean of such filth, and in 1989’s Do the Right Thing, set and released at the tail end of the decade this film’s events take place, the overbearing heat did its part in igniting a block-contained, yet thunderous rebellion. In that spirit,...
Muck and junk flood the streets of Gotham City. Travis Bickle longed for the day the rain would wash the streets clean of such filth, and in 1989’s Do the Right Thing, set and released at the tail end of the decade this film’s events take place, the overbearing heat did its part in igniting a block-contained, yet thunderous rebellion. In that spirit,...
- 9/10/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
What is there yet to be done with a character like the Joker? Bruce Wayne’s bête noire has been around almost as long as the Caped Crusader himself, which is to say: a really long time. The character first appeared in Batman #1 in 1940 as war was raging in Europe and one of the biggest films of the year was by another great clown. Director Todd Phillips might not exactly have had that in mind when he sat down to write Joker–even if his new movie is rife with nods to Chaplin and American cinematic lore. Phillips will, however, have considered the performances of Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and, yes, Jared Leto as he thought of ways to turn the great super-villain into an antihero for the 99% bros (and maybe the redpill bros). With thanks to a typically dedicated, tectonic-plate-shifting Joaquin Phoenix performance, he basically pulls it off.
- 8/31/2019
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
When Martin Scorsese directed “Taxi Driver” in 1976 and “The King of Comedy” in 1982, he was commenting directly on the contemporary world and on the damaged individuals trying to survive in it. When director Todd Phillips chose to set “Joker” in a 1981 that very much resembles those films (it’s Gotham City as “Fun City”) and with a character that seems to be an amalgam of Robert De Niro’s Travis Bickle and Rupert Pupkin from those two classics, he seems to be doing so because he’s such a Scorsese fan.
After all, if you’re going to make a film about working-class people being crushed by the wealthy, and about a sociopath who inspires violent followers after committing crimes and going on television, 2019 is just sitting here.
Viewers will no doubt disagree about whether or not “Joker” should have been a period piece, but there’s no question that...
After all, if you’re going to make a film about working-class people being crushed by the wealthy, and about a sociopath who inspires violent followers after committing crimes and going on television, 2019 is just sitting here.
Viewers will no doubt disagree about whether or not “Joker” should have been a period piece, but there’s no question that...
- 8/31/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Audiences, as we know, can’t get enough of a great bad guy — the kind we love to hate. The worse he acts, the more we stare. Of course, the fact that we relish a villain doesn’t mean that we’re on his side; getting off on the catchy, scary spectacle of bad behavior isn’t the same as identifying with it. But in “Joker,” Todd Phillips’ hypnotically perverse, ghoulishly grippingly urban-nightmare comic fantasia, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), the mentally ill loser-freak who will, down the line, become Batman’s nemesis, stands before us not as a grand villain but as a pathetic specimen of raw human damage. Even as we’re drinking in his screw-loose antics with shock and dismay, there’s no denying that we feel something for him — a twinge of sympathy, or at least understanding.
Early on, Arthur, in full clown regalia, is standing in...
Early on, Arthur, in full clown regalia, is standing in...
- 8/31/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Joaquin Phoenix revels in chaos with maniacal laughter in the final trailer for Joker, director Todd Phillips’ upcoming film based on the iconic DC Comics villain.
Like the previous clip, this preview opens with Arthur Fleck answering his therapist’s questions with disturbing rants. “Arthur, I have some bad news for you,” he says. “This is the last time we’ll be meeting.” With an evil glare, he replies, “You don’t listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week: ‘How is your job?’ ‘Are you having any negative thoughts?...
Like the previous clip, this preview opens with Arthur Fleck answering his therapist’s questions with disturbing rants. “Arthur, I have some bad news for you,” he says. “This is the last time we’ll be meeting.” With an evil glare, he replies, “You don’t listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week: ‘How is your job?’ ‘Are you having any negative thoughts?...
- 8/28/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Why so serious? Put on a happy face, for the new Joker trailer has finally been released online.
Todd Phillips’ origins movie/alternate take on the Clown Prince of Crime arrives in a couple of months’ time, marking DC’s first film to fall outside of the Dceu since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. As we saw from the initial preview, Joker will explore how Joaquin Phoenix’s damaged loner Arthur Fleck loses his mind and is driven to terrorizing Gotham dressed in clown make-up.
This second trailer, meanwhile, gives us a better look at Arthur in Joker mode, and Phoenix appears to be offering up an astonishing performance. It’s not easy to find a new way to portray a character as oft-seen as the Joker, but it seems he’s managed it. Warner Bros. is said to be hoping for some Oscar buzz around the movie, after all,...
Todd Phillips’ origins movie/alternate take on the Clown Prince of Crime arrives in a couple of months’ time, marking DC’s first film to fall outside of the Dceu since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. As we saw from the initial preview, Joker will explore how Joaquin Phoenix’s damaged loner Arthur Fleck loses his mind and is driven to terrorizing Gotham dressed in clown make-up.
This second trailer, meanwhile, gives us a better look at Arthur in Joker mode, and Phoenix appears to be offering up an astonishing performance. It’s not easy to find a new way to portray a character as oft-seen as the Joker, but it seems he’s managed it. Warner Bros. is said to be hoping for some Oscar buzz around the movie, after all,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
As we wait for the final trailer to pop this coming Wednesday, more tantalizing new footage has dropped from “Joker,” director Todd Phillips’ revisionist take on the backstory of the Batman villain starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The new clips, posted as a series of Instagrams, feature the most we’ve seen so far of Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin, a talk-show host who is instrumental in Joker’s, a.k.a. Arthur Fleck’s, ruination. De Niro has previously said that the role deliberately pays homage to his character from Martin Scorsese’s 1983 “The King of Comedy,” in which he played a middling comic who kidnaps a talk-show host he’s obsessed with. Check them out below.
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The new clips, posted as a series of Instagrams, feature the most we’ve seen so far of Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin, a talk-show host who is instrumental in Joker’s, a.k.a. Arthur Fleck’s, ruination. De Niro has previously said that the role deliberately pays homage to his character from Martin Scorsese’s 1983 “The King of Comedy,” in which he played a middling comic who kidnaps a talk-show host he’s obsessed with. Check them out below.
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- 8/25/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
I don’t know about you, but I’ve actually lost count of how many times I’ve viewed the Joker trailer at this point. Yes, I’m well aware of how stubborn purists are put off by how this film won’t adapt any sort of comic book or graphic novel, but I can’t help being intrigued by this original take on the Clown Prince of Crime as developed by director Todd Phillips and his crew.
To be quite honest, I wasn’t entirely sure if a second trailer would be rolled out before opening weekend, as this picture isn’t exactly a summer blockbuster. After all, it’s quite comparable to Taxi Driver and has been slapped with an R-rating. On the one hand, I could see Phillips wanting to hold his cards close to the vest, but on the other, this is a big release for Warner Bros. as a studio.
To be quite honest, I wasn’t entirely sure if a second trailer would be rolled out before opening weekend, as this picture isn’t exactly a summer blockbuster. After all, it’s quite comparable to Taxi Driver and has been slapped with an R-rating. On the one hand, I could see Phillips wanting to hold his cards close to the vest, but on the other, this is a big release for Warner Bros. as a studio.
- 8/25/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf have both signed up to star ‘After Exile’, inspired by the real-life events of a convicted murderer.
Labeouf plays a man released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery.
De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left is the instinct to save his two sons from the dark and destructive paths they are on.
The film tells the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption.
Also in news – Jaime Dornan, Christian Slater and Alex Baldwin join series ‘Dr.
Labeouf plays a man released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery.
De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left is the instinct to save his two sons from the dark and destructive paths they are on.
The film tells the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption.
Also in news – Jaime Dornan, Christian Slater and Alex Baldwin join series ‘Dr.
- 8/13/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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