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Director Todd Phillips Describes Joker Critics Slamming The Film for Its Violence as “Bizarre”

September 24, 2019

Joker director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix responded to backlash against the film that has deemed it dangerous. Phillips and Phoenix were questioned by IGN about the backlash to the film which in...

Joaquin Phoenix Walked Out of Joker Interview After Question About Film’s Violence

John F. Trent

September 23, 2019

Movies

Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix reportedly walked out of an interview promoting the film when he was asked about the film's violence and it's influence on the real world. During an interview with Robbie Collin o...

Box Office Projections Show Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is on Track for a Huge Triple-Digit Opening Weekend

JB Augustine

September 10, 2019

Movies

The latest box-office projections for Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, forecast a big opening weekend for the one-off thriller based on DC's Clown Prince of Crime. Box Office Pro's numbers place the movie's ...

Batman Actor Robert Pattinson Retracts Undisclosed Comments About Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker

JB Augustine

September 6, 2019

Movies

The two biggest things in Hollywood related to DC at the moment are Joker and The Batman. That seems to be the case every ten or twenty years but for the first time, the two aren't connected. Joker, out in Octo...

Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic Scores for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Revealed

John F. Trent

September 3, 2019

Movies

Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic released their critic scores for Joaquin Phoenix's upcoming Joker film. Rotten Tomatoes The Rotten Tomatoes score currently sits at 89% based of 37 reviews. It has 33 fresh revi...

DC’s Joker Actor Marc Maron Says Marvel and Comic Book Movies are for ‘Male Nerd Childs’

JB Augustine

August 24, 2019

Movies

Though actor and comedian Marc Maron is in a gritty comic book movie this fall, Joker, he is not a fan of the genre in general and really looks down on its fan base. On a recent Conan appearance, he doubled ...

Todd Phillips is Open to a Joker Sequel with Joaquin Phoenix

JB Augustine

August 22, 2019

Movies

Joker isn't even out yet, but director Todd Phillips is already talking about a sequel. He is open to one if the opportunity arises -- under one very important condition. Interviewed by Total Film, Phillips ...

Report: Joker Will Not Be Based On Any Comic Continuity

JB Augustine

July 12, 2019

Movies

Rumors Joker, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, really and completely is its own thing -- and not based on any comic continuity -- can be confirmed. In his interview with Empire, director Todd Phillips stated he ...

DC vs. Marvel War “Is On” Claims Joker Director Todd Phillips

JB Augustine

July 11, 2019

Movies

Some question if the Marvel vs. DC war is really a thing. Todd Phillips, director of this year's Joker movie, isn't one of them. In an interview with Empire Magazine, Phillips discussed the DC film, Warner B...

Rumor: Joker Movie Plot Details Leaked Online [Potentially Major Spoilers]

JB Augustine

June 6, 2019

Movies

We already know Joker is a standalone origin film outside mainline DC Extended Universe continuity but its divergence might not stop there. Based on new leaks, the plot will differ more drastically from the sou...

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