The villainous character has been extremely popular in dc comic books and has attracted very talented actors to portray him on the big screen, including jack nicholson and heath ledger. Joker looks to be set in an early 80s version of gotham city, and the title character begins this standalone story as arthur fleck, a bullied and beaten urban speck and failed standup. After initial rumors that joaquin phoenix would be starring in a standalone joker movie in february, we got official confirmation in july that this phoenixled. A psychopathic criminal mastermind and mass murderer with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the joker is hired by gotham citys mob bosses to kill the vigilante batman. The joker, seen in 2016s suicide squad, might getting his own movie.
Todd phillips is developing a film that would explore the origins of the joker as a failed comedian in the 1980s. Joaquin phoenix is the top choice to play the joker in the upcoming standalone movie from the hangover helmer todd phillips phillips will direct from a script hes cowriting with scott silver. And its jokers unexpected understanding of what he is to batman that makes them so special together. Dc has decided to go a slightly different direction from marvel and are deemphasizing the shared nature of their cinematic universe. Todd phillips and scott silver are signed up for the script of this standalone film. Jared leto was alienated and upset by the new joaquin phoenix.
Phoenix is playing iconic batman villain the joker in a new standalone film. Joker standalone movie, starring joaquin phoenix, to hit theaters in october 2019 actor joaquin phoenix at a seattle screening of his new film, dont. With joker hitting cinemas, its time to evaluate how joaquin phoenixs performance stacks up to all previous takes on the joker. A jared leto standalone joker movie is definitely happening at warner bros. Thats still a go as part of a new and separate series of standalone movies. The joker has been portrayed by cesar romero in the 1966 film batman. Debates continue over the movies treatment of violence. Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Joker has been one of the most memorable fictional characters and has been played by other great actors before like jack nicholson and heath ledger. The joker is a fictional character who appears in christopher nolans 2008 superhero film the dark knight, based upon the dc comics character and supervillain of the same name. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. Todd phillips joker movie starring joaquin phoenix as arthur fleck is horrifying, its artful and its hardly alone in its cinematic zest for violence. Todd phillps joker has very little or nothing to do with the larger dceu.
Dc comics fans were hit with a bombshell announcement today that warner bros. I just very much enjoyed phillips and phoenixs interpretation of the. Fans are already outraged over martin scorseses joker movie. While some fans could make a case that any of the top three joker actors deserve the top honor. Set in 1981, it follows arthur fleck, a failed standup comedian whose descent into insanity and nihilism inspires a violent.
Dc, as todd phillipss standalone joker movie, starring joaquin phoenix as the clown prince of crime, continues to. One thing that i think people forget is that this was written as a stand alone movie, a character study, separate from the usual line of dc work. Todd phillips joker movie is one of dcs most successful films, having already passed. While the movie is expected to do great business at the box office, joker has been shrouded in controversy since it first screened for critics at the venice film festival where joker won the golden lion. Dc comics logo appears at the end of this film, marking it as a standalone tale. John runs down his top 5 picks to play this new, gritty joker. The joaquin phoenix joker origin movie is still happening. Joaquin phoenix top choice to play joker in standalone movie.
In gotham city, mentally troubled comedian arthur fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. The kid who plays the joker on tvs gotham would do a much better job in a stand alone movie than letos joker. The reason was that he said he wouldnt feel comfortable playing the same character as his close friend jack nicholson. This movie is rumored to be set in gotham city in the early 1980s. Jared letos joker gets standalone movie at warner bros. Wait, what about the other standalone movie featuring the joker. Will the upcoming joker film starring joaquin phoenix be a. What is unexpected, however, is that this is a standalone movieand a period piece no lesscompletely removed from wbs dc extended. A stand alone movie about the joker is officially in the. Pictures announced today that joaquin phoenix will star in an origin story of one of dcs most notorious supervillains, the joker. The home alone actor became a megafamous celebrity, particularly for a younger generation. The joker, a character from the batman universe, finally getting his stand alone movie all to himself. The movies will be released under a new side label to further distinguish them.
Joaquin phoenix is in talks to appear as the joker in warner bros. The actor was originally supposed to star in his own standalone film a. Jared leto, who played the character in suicide squad, felt alienated and upset when warner bros. While you may think of aaron paul as the punk meth head from. Martin scorsese is producing a new stand alone joker movie with a new and separate joker from the dceu. The actor, who played the character in suicide squad, felt alienated.
Part of the strategy is to make movies that are standalone projects, ones that are not connected at all to the other movies, such as the origin story of the joker. The dark knight remains another of my special 1010 movies for accomplishing just that. Beyond that, joker, which is allegedly going to be a standalone movie with no sequel or batman followup which we dont believe, leaves behind a number of huge question marks. If you ever doubted that phoenix is among the most talented and certainly most committed actors working today, consider those doubts erased. However, after the success of the standalone wonder woman film, warner bros.
Filming recently got underway on the dc movie, which, as this new information confirms, will stand alone. Jared leto, margot robbie to star in their own joker and. Ryan gosling s career is absolutely exploding right now. With an increasingly star studded cast for the lastest dc comics project, comedian and podcaster marc maron is in talks to join joaquin phoenix in warner bros. The joker, the archenemy of the fictional superhero batman, has appeared in various media. Jared leto, who played joker in suicide squad, reportedly felt. After the name of the new label is announced, perhaps well hear more about their plans. The film, based on dc comics characters, stars joaquin phoenix as the. The film, based on dc comics characters, stars joaquin phoenix as the joker and provides a possible origin story for the character.
A new report from deadline indicates that scorsese is working with director todd phillips the hangover to produce a standalone joker movie that will examine the villains origin story. Phillips will direct from a script hes cowriting with scott silver. Jared leto wants a joker standalone movie moviefone. Jared leto, who currently portrays the joker in the dc extended universe movies, was displeased with the idea of multiple different contemporary joker characters. Heath ledger took it in a different direction in the dark knight and won a posthumous supporting actor oscar, and now joaquin phoenix gets his. Phillips exploration of arthur fleck, who is indelibly portrayed.
But these are now all eclipsed by the astonishing joaquin phoenix. Under the direction of todd phillips, the film centres around the iconic arch. A stand alone the joker movie is officially in the works, but it wont star jared leto due to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, our coverage will be reduced. A jared leto standalone joker movie is definitely happening. Jared leto played the most recent incarnation of the joker in david ayers suicide squad. Joker is a 2019 american psychological thriller film directed and produced by todd phillips, who cowrote the screenplay with scott silver. Joaquin phoenix eyed for joker standalone movie observer. Ive seen a lot of butthurt adults going, this isnt the joker, and well, youre partially right.
Joaquin phoenixs joker movie sounds interesting the. The joker spinoff movie will not feature jared leto, who has portrayed the character in the previous films. Joker key west movie theater the original tropic cinema. After being portrayed by two different actors in two different dc universe franchises in less than a decade, the joker will return to the big screen in his own standalone movie. Joaquin phoenix is the top choice to play the joker in the upcoming standalone movie from the hangover helmer todd phillips.