If you watch it knowing this, it is actually very funny, even if some of that laughter turns bitter.
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Napoleon is Not a Great Man, Just a Miserable Jerk!
Ridley Scott seems to have a very strong point of view here, which is in opposition to the "Great Man of History narrative." It feels like he deliberately[...]
Joaquin Phoenix Archives
Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the Joker, for which he won a Best Actor Academy Award Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn, with Zazie Beetz also back from the first film Steve Coogan, Brendan Gleeson, and Catherine Keener also star The film is directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the film with Scott Silver[...]
One of the people they will be pushing hard is the lead performance from Joaquin Phoenix, and a new behind-the-scenes vignette teases Pheonix's commitment to this role.
This is probably the year AppleTV+ walks away with at least one Oscar; let's be honest Between Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, they are already taking two spots[...]
Starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson 'The Bourreau,' Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand, John Hollingworth as Marshall[...]
Starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Ben Miles as Caulaincourt, Ludivine Sagnier as Theresa Cabarrus, Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte, Youssef Kerkour as Marshal Davout, Phil Cornwell as Sanson 'The Bourreau,' Edouard Philipponnat as Tsar Alexander, Paul Rhys as Talleyrand, John Hollingworth as Marshall Ney,[...]
This one stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Parker Posey, and Patti LuPone and it looks completely off the wall This is what others are calling a "nightmare comedy," and this new trailer does nothing to dissuade that line of thinking[...]
This one stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Parker Posey, and Patti LuPone and it looks completely off the wall This is what others are calling a "nightmare comedy," and this behind-the-scenes look at the film does nothing to dissuade that line of thinking[...]
This one stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Parker Posey, and Patti LuPone and it looks completely off the wall This is what others are calling a "nightmare comedy," and admittedly, there are so many times in this trailer that the real world seems to be[...]
Joining returning Joaquin Phoenix in this film are Lady Gaga, Brendon Gleeson, and Zazie Beetz is, Oscar nominee Catherine Keener Her role is being kept under wraps for now The film is slated for release on October 4th, 2024, so still a little over two years away Guess they need a lot of time to film[...]
In theory, Joaquin Phoenix will also be back in the role that won him Best Actor at the Academy Awards Also, last we heard, Lady Gaga was in talks for a role, possibly as Harley Quinn.
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The Joker Sequel Is Also A Musical
Our own Kaitlyn Booth had some interesting info about that title: "It's being[...]
Speaking with Empire, the director provided the update while on the set of his latest film Kitbag, the Napoleon Bonaparte biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Guy) "I'm already having [the next] 'Gladiator' written now," Scott said "So when I've done Napoleon, 'Gladiator' will be ready to go."
Russell Crowe in Gladiator[...]
This Joker statue does have high amounts of likeness to the performance of Joaquin Phoenix and was sculpted with movie references at hand Fans of the film will not want to miss out on this statue as it is packed with detail and will stand out in any DC Comics collection.
The Joker was an excellent[...]
People are still out here talking about a sequel to Gladiator for some reason. Does anyone want this at all?
The nominations were just revealed, and comic fans will be happy to learn that Joker snagged 11 nominations, the most of any film, including Best Picture, Best Director for Todd Phillips, and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix Other top nominated films include The Irishman, which got 10 nominations, but none for Robert De Niro, Once[...]
Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, a mentally-disturbed performer with dreams of a career as a stand-up comic Director Todd Phillips and co-writer Scott Silver made the subversive script available online.
JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative's "JOKER," a Warner Bros Pictures release.
Trying to live a normal[...]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood also scored five nominations, while Joker scored four nominations, including Best Picture-Drama, Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix, Best Score, and Best Director for Todd Phillips Surprises include a complete shut-out for Uncut Gems, The Two Popes getting a Best Picture nod, Little Women NOT being nominated in the Best[...]
He spoke to Indiewire about what really happened in his meetings with Warner Bros and star Joaquin Phoenix.
Todd Phillips, photo byDFree / Shutterstock.com
The Reporting Dispute
THR reported Phillips had an October 7th meeting with studio char Toby Emmerich asking for the "rights to develop a portfolio of DC characters' origin stories." Deadline disputed that the meeting[...]
If confirmed, screenwriter Scott Silver will also return, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Caption: JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative's "JOKER," a Warner Bros Pictures release that definitely has an ending Honest.
The studio has sequel options with Joker star Joaquin Phoneix, which many call an Oscar-worthy performance[...]
That it did it on a $60 million budget is even more impressive.
Caption: JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative's "JOKER," a Warner Bros Pictures release that definitely has an ending Honest.
There is no telling when Joker will stop either With the awards machine revving up, expect[...]
When it comes to inspiration for a new Batman actor, Eckhart evokes the performances of his TDK costar Heath Ledger and Joker's Joaquin Phoenix.
Caption: JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck in Warner Bros Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and BRON Creative's "JOKER," a Warner Bros Pictures release that definitely has an ending Honest.
How Heath Ledger and Joaquin[...]
Reynolds used a still from the film's iconic scene where Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) completes his transformation to the sadistic clown With his head held high, he dances down the stairs prior to the climactic finale The stairs became a landmark itself from fans since the film's release called "Joker Stairs."
JOAQUIN PHOENIX as Arthur Fleck[...]
To say that three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix's turn as DC Comics' iconic villain has broken social media in half would be an understatement From "toxic masculinity" to "glorification of violence," important societal topics are being dragged into the light – though the jury is still out on if the "conversation" taking place involves genuine[...]
Set to open wide on October 4th and starring three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the DC Comics' iconic villain role, the following look at Joker might make it a little hard for all of us to "put on a happy face" – and we won't be sending for any clowns any time soon:
https://youtu.be/zAGVQLHvwOYVideo can't[...]
Most of us have seen the trailer to Todd Phillips' Joker movie by now— the enigmatic, moody, and tense feel of the movie just drips off of the screen, with Joaquin Phoenix playing a man with a clown obsession that might be far from healthy.
Speaking recently with Empire, Phillips says that his Joker movie is[...]
Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, we're are getting our first look at the new teaser trailer for Todd Phillips' upcoming Joker origin film – set to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting Bat-universe.
Set to open wide on October 4th and starring three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the DC Comics' iconic villain role, the following look at[...]
While we're waiting for a new teaser trailer for Todd Phillips' upcoming Joker origin film (coming on April 3rd), how about a better look at the poster he shared this morning?
Featuring three time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the iconic DC Comics role, the poster has an interesting (and completely appropriate) tagline of "put on a happy face":
Joker[...]
One of those may NOT be a CinemaCon exclusive, because the first teaser trailer for Todd Phillips' upcoming Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime will hit tomorrow, Wednesday April 3rd.
We know this because director Phillips shared this post on his Instagram, complete with a poster and an assurance that the teaser[...]
She'll be appearing in Todd Phillip's Joker film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime.
Zazie BeetzPhoto by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com
In a recent interview with MTVNews, Beetz revealed some…interesting information about the production on Phillips' film–including the apparent massive rewrites that were happening during filming.
I can't say anything[...]
Director Todd Phillips just loves to share images of his upcoming Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix.
We're not complaining really, its just…..strange.
Today, Phillips shared this [actually interesting, what?!] image of Phoenix taking a smoke break on set in costume on his Instagram account, crediting the image to Niko Tavernise:
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On set[...]
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Not content with just giving us scenes from the set or basic test footage, director Todd Phillips took to his Instagram account on Friday to offer up another camera test teaser of Joaquin Phoenix in The Untitled Joker Movie / The Joker – except this one's a little more befitting of the lead[...]