Speaking to Indiewire recently, De Niro confirmed that his character is connected to his 1982 film, The King of Comedy, in which he played a failed stand-up comedian obsessed with another comedian (Jerry Lewis). Robert De Niro plays Murray Franklin, a talk show host. The story and screenplay are by Phillips and Scott Silver ( 8 Mile, The Fighter). Producer Warner Bros officially described Joker as “an exploration of a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale”. In an interview with Collider in 2018, Phoenix, who earlier passed on the opportunity to play Marvel character Doctor Strange, talked about his interest in a low-budget character study of the comic book villain: “I think, underneath the excitement of these films, and the size of them, there are these incredible characters that are dealing with real life struggles.” It is not a part of the DC Extended Universe that comprises interconnected productions based on DC comic books, starting with the Superman movie, Man of Steel, in 2013. Fleck has to deal with bullying and beatings when he is not being driven round the bend by the city’s chaos and his mental health problems.īy the end of the teaser, set to operatic music, Fleck has transformed into the popular version of Joker, as we have known from his multiple iterations in comic books, films, television series and video games. Co-starring Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz ( Deadpool 2), Brett Cullen and Brian Tyree Henry ( If Beale Street Could Talk), the film will be released on October 4.Īrthur Fleck is a failed stand-up comedian who makes a living by dressing up as a clown in Gotham City in 1981 – “ when the city was tough”, as described by a cast member, Shea Whigham. The teaser of Todd Phillips’s Joker, which was released on Wednesday, introduces the man behind the maniacal villain of Gotham City. “The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t,” writes Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), who is soon to be transformed into the iconic Batman villain, Joker.
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