Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Based on DC Comics characters, it stars Joaquin Phoenix and provides an alternative origin story for the Joker.

Apr 21, 2020 · When Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor Oscar — unbelievably, his first — for Joker at the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, 2020, it seemed a bit like he was the only one who was surprised.

Oct 4, 2019 · Joker: Directed by Todd Phillips. With Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy. Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother.

Sep 18, 2024 · Joaquin Phoenix began the process of transforming into the Joker long before he ever stepped onto the set or inside a makeup trailer. In some ways,...

Sep 4, 2024 · Joaquin Phoenix is pushing the limits once again for his encore as the Joker, but this round might just be his final bow in extreme film prep. During a Venice Film Festival press conference on...

Dec 22, 2023 · The film follows Arthur Fleck, brilliantly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, a struggling and tormented stand-up comedian with mental health issues, living in the gritty and decaying Gotham City.

Oct 7, 2019 · "Joker" director Todd Phillips recently revealed how Joaquin Phoenix's version of the Batman villain fits in with the rest of the DC Cinematic Universe.

Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him.

Sep 10, 2019 · Joaquin Phoenix, the Wild Card of ‘Joker’ How did an unpredictable star known for loners and killers wind up in a studio blockbuster based on a comic book? Think of it more as a character study.