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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 […]
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 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 […]
Jared Leto, who portrayed the DC villain Joker in Suicide Squad, was reportedly “alienated and upset” after Todd Phillips’ Joker was greenlit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film of course cast Joaquin Phoenix for the role and went on to garner an impressive $96 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. The tidbit about […]
As both a working comic, a regular interviewer of the biggest names in stand-up, and an actor in Joker, Marc Maron is uniquely poised to talk about director Todd Phillips‘ assertion that “woke culture” is killing comedy. Maron pushed back on the idea floated by Phillips in a recent profile in Vanity Fair, noting that […]
Joker’s opening weekend has outpaced industry predictions. The new DC film is set to earn over $95 million domestically during its opening weekend, according to Deadline. This beats Venom‘s year-old record ($80.3 million) for biggest October debut ever. On Friday, estimates for the film’s opening weekend were at $94 million, with Warner Bros. reporting a […]
One movie theater in the Huntington Beach, California area reportedly canceled showings of Joker after a “credible” threat was reported to authorities. Two screenings of Joker at the Century Hungtong Beach and XD theater were called off on Thursday following a threat, according to Variety. Officers were sent to the scene. “The police department deemed the threat was credible […]
Despite the fact that zero specific or credible threats have been reported, the New York City Police Department has announced it will be utilizing undercover officers at this weekend’s Joker screenings. “This is a 360-degree policing approach to ensure safety for ticket buyers in their seats, as well as on the streets,” a “law enforcement official” told Deadline […]
