Anna Daniels
Check Out this New Joker Behind-the-Scenes Feature
Almost seven months have passed since Joker stormed into theaters and blew away critics and audiences alike, and nabbed its star, Joaquin Phoenix, an Academy Award — a time that feels very long ago. Yet, people still can’t stop talking about it. To add fuel to the flames, Warner Bros. has opted to release a behind-the-scenes featurette to give fans even more insight into one of last year’s biggest hits. Check out the video below!
Joker took in over $1 billion worldwide in its initial run to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. The movie is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital, and you can pick up your copy here!
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Director Todd Phillips’ original, standalone origin story Joker explores the world of—and according to—Arthur Fleck. Indelibly portrayed by Phoenix, Arthur is a man facing the cruelty and outright scorn of society, along with the indifference of a system that allows him to spiral from vulnerability into depravity. A clown-for-hire by day, he strives to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds that the joke always seems to be on him. He’s out of tune with everyone around him, as evidenced by his uncontrollable, inappropriate laughter, which gains momentum as he attempts to contain it, exposing him to further ridicule—and even violence.
Arthur, who devotes himself to caring for his fragile mother, seeks out every father figure he’s never had, from wealthy businessman Thomas Wayne to TV host Murray Franklin. Caught in a cyclical existence teetering on the precipice of reality and madness, one bad decision brings about a chain reaction of escalating, ultimately deadly, events.
Buy The Joker: A Celebration Of 75 Years here and catch up on the Clown Prince of Crime.
Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular villain with Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Bill Camp (Red Sparrow, Molly’s Game), Frances Conroy (American Horror Story), Brett Cullen (Narcos), Glenn Fleshler (Barry), Douglas Hodge (Penny Dreadful), Marc Maron (GLOW), Josh Pais (Motherless Brooklyn), and Shea Whigham (First Man).
Phillips (The Hangover trilogy) directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver (The Fighter), based on characters from DC. The film is being produced by Phillips and MCU mainstay Bradley Cooper under their Joint Effort banner, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It is executive produced by Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner, and Bruce Berman.
Joker arrives on HBO Max when it launches on May 27.
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