Todd Phillips Shares New Image of Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’

With Shazam being the next big film in the DC line-up, fans are curious about what’s next for DC. Later in October of this year, Warner Bros will be releasing their newest DC film, Joker directed by Hangover director Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic villain. The film is said to be an origins movie based around Batman’s most iconic adversary.

This may seem somewhat confusing given that the film has been said not to directly tie into the DC Cinematic Universe, especially with Jared Leto portraying the Joker in Suicide Squad nearly 3 years prior. Regardless though, fans are curious to see what a high profile actor like Joaquin Phoenix will have to offer in performing as the psychotic clown. Todd Phillips recently posted a new image from the movie on his Instagram page.

The black and white image has Joaquin Phoenix in a very Joker-esque outfit with his hand on an old TV while he stares at it intensely. The film is said to take place in the 80s, therefore an older look for the movie’s setting does make sense. With this new image release and Shazam hitting theaters within the next few weeks, it’ll be unsurprising if we get the first official trailer for the Martin Scorsese-produced Joker movie, which could make or break fans’ anticipation for the direction of this character.

Joker is set to release on October 4th 2019.

Ryan Pineda: When it comes to film, animation, video games and other mediums, I can discuss for hours about how much on why certain films and animated media made me the person I am today. I adore the artistic merit that comes from a lot of pop-culture media and will definitely love to have a conversation about favorite movies any day! I have graduated in 2017 with a BA in Film and Television at the University of Arizona. Been passionate about writing about films due to always having an interesting outlook on the medium. Will always see a film and will definitely be sure to recommend it to someone that I know for a fact would love that movie. Not only that but will also give reasons for why I think that film did or did not work as a movie, and the same can go for other pieces of media like television, video games and especially animated projects.
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