{"id":5154114,"date":"2019-04-03T18:19:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidepulse.dev\/?p=5154114"},"modified":"2019-04-03T18:28:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:28:53","slug":"joaquin-phoenix-is-the-king-of-villainy-in-first-joker-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/2019\/04\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-is-the-king-of-villainy-in-first-joker-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaquin Phoenix Is The King of Villainy In First “Joker” Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s as if DC Comics had a hold-my-beer moment with Marvel Studios getting a ton of press with websites going offline because of ticket pre-sales for Avengers: Endgame<\/I>. <\/p>\n

The day before Shazam!<\/I> gets its theatrical bow, Warner Bros. has unleashed the first teaser to October’s Joker<\/I>. The iterations of the Caped Crusader’s famous adversary seems to be changing as much as actors playing Spider-Man. We’ve had Oscar winners Heath Ledger (posthumous win for The Dark Knight<\/I>) and Jared Leto (Suicide Squad<\/I>) as the clown, now Joaquin Phoenix throws his hat into the ring in this origin story from Todd Phillips. <\/p>\n

Yes, the same Todd Phillips that gave us Old School<\/I> and The Hangover<\/I>. <\/p>\n

But, wow, this first teaser is a meticulous piece that asks audiences to “put on a happy face” as we witness Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) go from failed comic to be driven insane to becoming a criminal mastermind. Feeling like a combination of Taxi Driver<\/I> and The King of Comedy<\/I> it’s understandable why Martin Scorsese is attached in a producing capacity and that Robert De Niro has a supporting role as a talk-show host. <\/p>\n

Set to open October 4, Joker<\/I> also stars Zazie Beetz (Domino in Deadpool 2<\/I>) as Arthur’s love interest, Frances Conroy (“Six Feet Under”) as Arthur’s mother, and Brett Cullen as billionaire Thomas Wayne.<\/p>\n