Despite saying that his film does not exist within Warner Bros’ larger DC Extended Universe and would definitely not cross over with the upcoming The Batman from Matt Reeves, the Joker helmer would like to see a project that tackles Batman within the Joker universe.

“It’s a beautiful Gotham. What I would like to see someone tackle is what Batman looks like from that Gotham,” Joker helmer Todd Phillips told Variety at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “I’m not saying I’m going to do that. What was interesting to me about the inclusion of Batman in our movie was, ‘What kind of Batman does that Gotham make?’ That’s all I meant by that.”

Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix was the fourth of Warner Bros’ DC Comics films to hit the $1 billion mark.

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Yep, you read right — Todd Phillips is looking to re-team with the film’s star Joaquin Phoenix on a follow-up to the $1 billion-grossing original movie. 

Sources tell the outlet that Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich proposed to develop a portfolio of DC characters’ origin stories.

Joker is the fourth DC title to cross $1 billion mark. It joins 2018’s Aquaman with $1.15 billion, 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises with $1.08 billion and 2008’s The Dark Knight $1 billion. 

Warner Bros. has yet to comment on the report. 

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Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian with a multitude of mental health issues living a life of loneliness. Fleck is introduced to us as a sympathetic character. He looks after his mom, takes joy in making a child smile, and is woefully mistreated by the people of Gotham. In one of the first scenes, we see Fleck being beaten up by a group of teens. It’s not a case of creating a contrived backstory that makes us feel sorry for the Joker. The narrative is uncomfortable and deeply upsetting to watch. What we are given is a man who is totally alienated from society.

We later discover that Fleck suffers from an array of mental health issues. In this version of the comic, he suffers from a condition that results in uncontrollable and inappropriate laughter. Phoenix does a remarkable job portraying a man desperately trying to resist and hide his condition. The scenes where he struggles to hold back his laughter are sympathetic and unnerving at the same time.

Fleck’s transformation into the Joker begins when he first feels the thrill of taking the life of another. His victims are a group of unpleasant men who are tormenting a woman on the subway. When Fleck shoots them, he becomes liberated and for the first time, he feels noticed. The deeper the transformation goes, the more liberated Fleck becomes until at last, he is the Joker. This is the story of how an outcast used villainy as a tool to cope with profound loneliness.

As a story, Joker is darker, deeper, and grittier than we have ever seen the Batman villain before. Phoenix’s performance is superb and he gives life to the Joker as a character – as a suffering man. Although our sympathy for Arthur quickly dissolves as he falls further into villainy, Phoenix’s performance keeps us reminded of the fact that the Joker is not a supervillain alien from Outerspace. He is a human being.

Hildur Guðnadóttir’s music score and Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, of course, deserve critical praise. It is the fact that every aspect of the feature is so beautifully put together that raises Joker to a level of astonishing cinema. Ultimately, however, it is Phoenix’s remarkable performance which will make the tale of DC’s favorite villain go down in history.

5/5

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The Joaquin Phoenix-led feature is heading for a record breaking $90 million opening weekend according to estimates.

Joker earned an impressive $13.3 million on Thursday night in North America. Per Variety, it’s the biggest preview number since The Lion King pulled in $23 million in July.

“Weeks of speculation as to Joker’s opening weekend performance and its status as one of the most talked about movies of the year have made the acclaimed (and controversial) film a must-see cinematic event,” Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. 

The R rated film is directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he wrote with Scott Silver. Playing the titular psychopathic criminal is Phoenix. Also starring are Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, and Marc Maron.

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Director Todd Philips delivered an emotional speech after picking up his award, and thanked Warner Bros. and DC “for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking such a bold swing on me and this movie”. He also described the actor Joaquin Phoenix as “the fiercest and brightest and most open-minded lion” he knows and thanked him for trusting him with his “insane talent”.

Joker will make its way to the theaters on October 4th, and it will be shown at the festivals in Toronto and New York in the meantime. In addition to Phoenix, it also stars Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Frances Conroy.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Venice Film Festival

Golden Lion
Joker; dir: Todd Phillips

Grand Jury Prize
An Officer And A Spy: dir: Roman Polanski

Silver Lion, Best Director
Roy Andersson; About Endlessness

Volpi Cup, Best Actress
Ariane Ascaride; Gloria Mundi

Volpi Cup, Best Actor
Luca Marinelli, Martin Eden

Best Screenplay
Yonfan; No. 7 Cherry Lane

Special Jury Prize
La Mafia Non E Più Quello Di Una Volta; dir: Franco Moresco

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Toby Wallace, Babyteeth

HORIZONS
Best Film
Atlantis; dir: Valentyn Vasyanovych

Best Director
Theo Court; Blanco En Blanco

Special Jury Prize
Verdict; dir: Raymund Ribay Guttierez

Best Actress
Marta Nieto; Madre

Best Actor
Sami Bouajila; A Son

Best Screenplay
Jessica Palud, Revenir

Best Short Film
Darling; dir: Saim Sadiq

LION OF THE FUTURE — LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
You Will Die At 20; dir: Amjad Abu Alala

VENICE VIRTUAL REALITY
Best VR
The Key; dir: Céline Tricart

Best VR Experience
A Linha; dir: Ricardo Laganaro

Best VR Story
Daughters Of Chibok; dir: Joel Kachi Benson

VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema
Babenco; dir: Barbara Paz

Best Restoration
Ecstasy; Gustav Machaty

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The three-time Oscar-nominated actor is back as Arthur Fleck in a brand new trailer. 

The forthcoming feature that delves into the story of the DC Comics villain is set in early ’80s Gotham City and is directed by Todd Phillips, and by the looks of this latest trailer, is going to be a horror movie. 

“It really came from this idea: what if you just did a comic-book movie differently?” Phillips said to Los Angeles Times. “We all grew up on these character studies and they’re few and far between nowadays. So it was like, ‘Let’s do a deep dive on one of these guys in a real way.’ No one is going to fly in it. No buildings are going to collapse. It’s just going to be on the ground, so to speak.”

Joker examines the evil that men who consider themselves outsiders can beget. 

Joker hits theaters October 4, 2019. 

Watch the trailer below:

The post Watch the Horrors of a New “Joker” Trailer appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The writer-director of the upcoming Joker feature, tells Empire that he didn’t use the traditional background for his forthcoming Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix.

“We didn’t follow anything from the comic books, which people are gonna be mad about,” Phillips told Empire. “We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from. That’s what was interesting to me. We’re not even doing Joker, but the story of becoming Joker. It’s about this man.”

The decision to cast Phoenix to portray Arthur Fleck – a vulnerable, damaged man who will eventually become Gotham’s psychopathic criminal, was an easy one for Phillips. 

“I think he’s the greatest actor,” said Phillips. “We had a photo of him above our computer while we were writing. We constantly thought, ‘God, imagine if Joaquin actually does this.’”

Joker hits theaters on October 4.

The post Todd Phillips’ Joker Doesn’t Use “Anything” From Comic Books appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Phillips released a new image of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker. Captioned, “Finishing touches” the pic features Phoenix looking into a mirror applying his Joker makeup. The still was taken by Niko Tavernise. Tavernise is ”truly one of the best still photographers working in movies; we were so lucky to have him on set,” Phillips said. 

The new image also got the director to give fans an impromptu confirmation of the film’s rating. The director replied to a fan who commented on the image, writing, “It will be Rated R. I’ve been asked this a lot. Just assumed people knew. Sorry,” he replied.

Joker is set in 1981 and will take DC Comics fans back to the villain’s origin story. The film follows stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck, whose failure drive him to insanity and put him on a path to becoming the infamous psychopathic killer. 

Joker premieres October 4. 

The post “Joker”: New Image Released and Rating’s Confirmed appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

As it usually goes with first teasers, this one doesn’t reveal much, but it was enough to get fans excited. It did, however, give us a general vibe of the movie that, according to the director Todd Phillips, is still taking shape.

This gripping teaser has been described as an homage to Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and King of Comedy, which certainly isn’t a coincidence. After all, the Joker movie just happens to star Robert De Niro, who played the lead roles in both of these classics.

This film will serve as the origin story of Gotham’s clown prince of crime, and it offers a series of snippets into his past before he fully embraces his villainous persona. It’s safe to expect that future trailers will reveal more about actual plot, but we’ll have to wait until October 4 to see this movie in full.

The post Standalone “Joker” Movie Gets First Poster and Teaser Trailer appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Some of our favorite franchises will be wrapping up their stories in 2019, and we can’t wait to see their final chapters. This year will also give us a fresh new take on several iconic characters we grew up with and loved for decades.

2019 isn’t just about the big blockbusters and all the Disney extravaganza. Some of the most renowned directors in the world, including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, will grace us with new films next year – and they managed to round up an impressive ensemble of A-list actors to tell their tales.

Most Anticipated Movies of 2019:

Captain Marvel

Little Women

The Lion King

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Avengers: Endgame

Star Wars: Episode IX

Toy Story 4

Joker

Detective Pikachu

The Irishman

The post 10 Highly Anticipated Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2019 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Despite saying that his film does not exist within Warner Bros’ larger DC Extended Universe and would definitely not cross over with the upcoming The Batman from Matt Reeves, the Joker helmer would like to see a project that tackles Batman within the Joker universe.

“It’s a beautiful Gotham. What I would like to see someone tackle is what Batman looks like from that Gotham,” Joker helmer Todd Phillips told Variety at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. “I’m not saying I’m going to do that. What was interesting to me about the inclusion of Batman in our movie was, ‘What kind of Batman does that Gotham make?’ That’s all I meant by that.”

Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix was the fourth of Warner Bros’ DC Comics films to hit the $1 billion mark.

The post Todd Phillips Wants Batman Film Set in His “Joker” World appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Yep, you read right — Todd Phillips is looking to re-team with the film’s star Joaquin Phoenix on a follow-up to the $1 billion-grossing original movie. 

Sources tell the outlet that Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich proposed to develop a portfolio of DC characters’ origin stories.

Joker is the fourth DC title to cross $1 billion mark. It joins 2018’s Aquaman with $1.15 billion, 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises with $1.08 billion and 2008’s The Dark Knight $1 billion. 

Warner Bros. has yet to comment on the report. 

The post “Joker” Team in Talks for a Sequel appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian with a multitude of mental health issues living a life of loneliness. Fleck is introduced to us as a sympathetic character. He looks after his mom, takes joy in making a child smile, and is woefully mistreated by the people of Gotham. In one of the first scenes, we see Fleck being beaten up by a group of teens. It’s not a case of creating a contrived backstory that makes us feel sorry for the Joker. The narrative is uncomfortable and deeply upsetting to watch. What we are given is a man who is totally alienated from society.

We later discover that Fleck suffers from an array of mental health issues. In this version of the comic, he suffers from a condition that results in uncontrollable and inappropriate laughter. Phoenix does a remarkable job portraying a man desperately trying to resist and hide his condition. The scenes where he struggles to hold back his laughter are sympathetic and unnerving at the same time.

Fleck’s transformation into the Joker begins when he first feels the thrill of taking the life of another. His victims are a group of unpleasant men who are tormenting a woman on the subway. When Fleck shoots them, he becomes liberated and for the first time, he feels noticed. The deeper the transformation goes, the more liberated Fleck becomes until at last, he is the Joker. This is the story of how an outcast used villainy as a tool to cope with profound loneliness.

As a story, Joker is darker, deeper, and grittier than we have ever seen the Batman villain before. Phoenix’s performance is superb and he gives life to the Joker as a character – as a suffering man. Although our sympathy for Arthur quickly dissolves as he falls further into villainy, Phoenix’s performance keeps us reminded of the fact that the Joker is not a supervillain alien from Outerspace. He is a human being.

Hildur Guðnadóttir’s music score and Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, of course, deserve critical praise. It is the fact that every aspect of the feature is so beautifully put together that raises Joker to a level of astonishing cinema. Ultimately, however, it is Phoenix’s remarkable performance which will make the tale of DC’s favorite villain go down in history.

5/5

The post Is “Joker” the Best Film Of The Decade? appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The Joaquin Phoenix-led feature is heading for a record breaking $90 million opening weekend according to estimates.

Joker earned an impressive $13.3 million on Thursday night in North America. Per Variety, it’s the biggest preview number since The Lion King pulled in $23 million in July.

“Weeks of speculation as to Joker’s opening weekend performance and its status as one of the most talked about movies of the year have made the acclaimed (and controversial) film a must-see cinematic event,” Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. 

The R rated film is directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he wrote with Scott Silver. Playing the titular psychopathic criminal is Phoenix. Also starring are Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, and Marc Maron.

The post Box Office: “Joker” Heads For October Record Opening appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Director Todd Philips delivered an emotional speech after picking up his award, and thanked Warner Bros. and DC “for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking such a bold swing on me and this movie”. He also described the actor Joaquin Phoenix as “the fiercest and brightest and most open-minded lion” he knows and thanked him for trusting him with his “insane talent”.

Joker will make its way to the theaters on October 4th, and it will be shown at the festivals in Toronto and New York in the meantime. In addition to Phoenix, it also stars Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Frances Conroy.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Venice Film Festival

Golden Lion
Joker; dir: Todd Phillips

Grand Jury Prize
An Officer And A Spy: dir: Roman Polanski

Silver Lion, Best Director
Roy Andersson; About Endlessness

Volpi Cup, Best Actress
Ariane Ascaride; Gloria Mundi

Volpi Cup, Best Actor
Luca Marinelli, Martin Eden

Best Screenplay
Yonfan; No. 7 Cherry Lane

Special Jury Prize
La Mafia Non E Più Quello Di Una Volta; dir: Franco Moresco

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Toby Wallace, Babyteeth

HORIZONS
Best Film
Atlantis; dir: Valentyn Vasyanovych

Best Director
Theo Court; Blanco En Blanco

Special Jury Prize
Verdict; dir: Raymund Ribay Guttierez

Best Actress
Marta Nieto; Madre

Best Actor
Sami Bouajila; A Son

Best Screenplay
Jessica Palud, Revenir

Best Short Film
Darling; dir: Saim Sadiq

LION OF THE FUTURE — LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
You Will Die At 20; dir: Amjad Abu Alala

VENICE VIRTUAL REALITY
Best VR
The Key; dir: Céline Tricart

Best VR Experience
A Linha; dir: Ricardo Laganaro

Best VR Story
Daughters Of Chibok; dir: Joel Kachi Benson

VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema
Babenco; dir: Barbara Paz

Best Restoration
Ecstasy; Gustav Machaty

The post Venice Film Festival: “Joker” Takes Home the Big Prize appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The three-time Oscar-nominated actor is back as Arthur Fleck in a brand new trailer. 

The forthcoming feature that delves into the story of the DC Comics villain is set in early ’80s Gotham City and is directed by Todd Phillips, and by the looks of this latest trailer, is going to be a horror movie. 

“It really came from this idea: what if you just did a comic-book movie differently?” Phillips said to Los Angeles Times. “We all grew up on these character studies and they’re few and far between nowadays. So it was like, ‘Let’s do a deep dive on one of these guys in a real way.’ No one is going to fly in it. No buildings are going to collapse. It’s just going to be on the ground, so to speak.”

Joker examines the evil that men who consider themselves outsiders can beget. 

Joker hits theaters October 4, 2019. 

Watch the trailer below:

The post Watch the Horrors of a New “Joker” Trailer appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The writer-director of the upcoming Joker feature, tells Empire that he didn’t use the traditional background for his forthcoming Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix.

“We didn’t follow anything from the comic books, which people are gonna be mad about,” Phillips told Empire. “We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from. That’s what was interesting to me. We’re not even doing Joker, but the story of becoming Joker. It’s about this man.”

The decision to cast Phoenix to portray Arthur Fleck – a vulnerable, damaged man who will eventually become Gotham’s psychopathic criminal, was an easy one for Phillips. 

“I think he’s the greatest actor,” said Phillips. “We had a photo of him above our computer while we were writing. We constantly thought, ‘God, imagine if Joaquin actually does this.’”

Joker hits theaters on October 4.

The post Todd Phillips’ Joker Doesn’t Use “Anything” From Comic Books appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Phillips released a new image of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker. Captioned, “Finishing touches” the pic features Phoenix looking into a mirror applying his Joker makeup. The still was taken by Niko Tavernise. Tavernise is ”truly one of the best still photographers working in movies; we were so lucky to have him on set,” Phillips said. 

The new image also got the director to give fans an impromptu confirmation of the film’s rating. The director replied to a fan who commented on the image, writing, “It will be Rated R. I’ve been asked this a lot. Just assumed people knew. Sorry,” he replied.

Joker is set in 1981 and will take DC Comics fans back to the villain’s origin story. The film follows stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck, whose failure drive him to insanity and put him on a path to becoming the infamous psychopathic killer. 

Joker premieres October 4. 

The post “Joker”: New Image Released and Rating’s Confirmed appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

As it usually goes with first teasers, this one doesn’t reveal much, but it was enough to get fans excited. It did, however, give us a general vibe of the movie that, according to the director Todd Phillips, is still taking shape.

This gripping teaser has been described as an homage to Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and King of Comedy, which certainly isn’t a coincidence. After all, the Joker movie just happens to star Robert De Niro, who played the lead roles in both of these classics.

This film will serve as the origin story of Gotham’s clown prince of crime, and it offers a series of snippets into his past before he fully embraces his villainous persona. It’s safe to expect that future trailers will reveal more about actual plot, but we’ll have to wait until October 4 to see this movie in full.

The post Standalone “Joker” Movie Gets First Poster and Teaser Trailer appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Some of our favorite franchises will be wrapping up their stories in 2019, and we can’t wait to see their final chapters. This year will also give us a fresh new take on several iconic characters we grew up with and loved for decades.

2019 isn’t just about the big blockbusters and all the Disney extravaganza. Some of the most renowned directors in the world, including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, will grace us with new films next year – and they managed to round up an impressive ensemble of A-list actors to tell their tales.

Most Anticipated Movies of 2019:

Captain Marvel

Little Women

The Lion King

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Avengers: Endgame

Star Wars: Episode IX

Toy Story 4

Joker

Detective Pikachu

The Irishman

The post 10 Highly Anticipated Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2019 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.