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Todd Phillips’ Joker has captivated audiences. Warner Bros. and Joaquin Phoenix were able to turn the screenplay written by Phillips and Scott Silver into a critically acclaimed commercial success. Now, the fans can further immerse themselves in this dark world by reading the film’s screenplay. There have been versions of the script floating around the internet for a […]
While the story of this year’s Joker could have easily stood as a one-time exploration of a troubled character portrayed with excellency by Joaquin Phoenix, we now have word that a sequel is indeed imminent. Wednesday, the Hollywood Reporter informed the planet that director Todd Phillips “is in talks” to helm a second Joker film. Additionally, Warner […]
Todd Phillips wasn’t thinking sequel when he made Joker. Still, the director has some idea of what he would want should a second movie be on the table (and with the record-breaking success of his King of Comedy-esque take on a comic book origin story, it has to be). “It couldn’t just be this wild […]
When it came to Joker, the film, reaction seemed to be mixed, with reviews running the gamut from dud to masterpiece. In any event, there was a shitload of interest from the public. But when it came to Joker, the character, there seemed to be far closer to unanimous praise for the way that Joaquin Phoenix portrayed […]
Joker has a legitimate shot at pulling in over $1 billion in ticket sales. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Todd Phillips-directed film ended Saturday with close to $934 million in global ticket sales. Of this total, $299.6 million was generated domestically while $634.4 million came from foreign markets. Box office analysts now believe that the Joker has a shot at passing […]
Four weekends after it was first released in the U.S., and Joker is back in the top spot at the domestic box office, after fending off it’s closest challenger (and previous brief No. 1) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. According to Variety, the two headlining movie villains had a close race to claim No. 1, but estimates […]
Before the release of Joker earlier this month, the stairs located in the Bronx that connected Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues on West 167th Street were just another flight of steps. Now, they have become known as the “Joker Stairs” since it’s where—spoiler alert—Arthur Fleck fully embodies the role of the Joker, as interpreted by Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips, for the first […]
Joker has been lighting up the box office, but if Jared Leto had his way, it would have never even existed. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Leto was frustrated when Warner Bros. greenlit Todd Phillips’ take on the Batman villain because the studio reportedly promised him he could continue his take on the character that he debuted in Suicide […]
Joker continues to laugh all the way to the bank in its second weekend at the box office. Deadline reports that the Joaquin Phoenix-led film is now expected to earn $58.7 million, soaring past initial projections of around $40 million. If these new figures hold true, Joker will surpass the $43.1 million netted by Gravity in 2013 to assume the new box office record for […]
Moviegoers who ventured to see Joker at an Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles were given a good surprise over the weekend, when Joaquin Phoenix showed up in person to greet them. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoenix made an appearance before and after select Joker screenings that took place in L.A. theaters on Saturday night, and took pictures and […]
