There's a new commissioner in town. Jeffrey Wright, the veteran character actor and star of the hit HBO series Westworld, is reportedly in talks for the role of Jim Gordon in Matt Reeves' forthcoming superhero flick The Batman. Wright would be among the first to join the cast.
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Fans of sadistic clowns, your day has finally arrived. Joker tickets are now on sale, meaning you can now officially snatch up your opportunity to see Joaquin Phoenix's critically-acclaimed take on the Clown Prince of Crime.
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Joaquin Phoenix may play a man with an uncontrollable cackle in director Todd Phillips' Joker, but he certainly wasn't laughing in a recent interview about the dark and gritty comic book movie. While chatting with The Telegraph's Robbie Collin, Phoenix got up and walked out. Here's why.
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Guess who's back — back again? Tom Welling's back, and the way he's returning might make your head spin. The CW has announced that Welling will reprise his role as Clark Kent on the network's upcoming Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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We'll never know how some of these guys would have played the greasepaint-wearing harlequin of hate, but we can dream, right? With that in mind, here's a look at some of the most noteworthy actors who almost played the Joker.
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Of the Bruce Waynes we've seen on the big screen thus far, Christian Bale is arguably the most iconic. Meanwhile, some fans are skeptical of the newest Batman, Robert Pattinson, taking on the role. But what does Christian Bale think of Robert Pattinson becoming the next Batman?
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The Suicide Squad has assembled. Writer/director James Gunn has revealed the full cast of his soft reboot of Suicide Squad, the DC property that was adapted for the screen in 2016, via a post to his Facebook page. It is, in a word, voluminous. In another word: awesome.
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The Dark Knight has spoken, and he apparently can't wait to get a look at the latest incarnation of his most iconic foe. During the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, former Batman actor Christian Bale shared this thoughts on Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.
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Despite their vast differences in style and tone throughout the decades, every Batman movie tends to pull the same handful of references and plot points again and again, to the point where you can pretty much set your bat-watch by them.
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Joaquin Phoenix definitely doesn't think playing the Joker is a laughing matter. During a post-screening Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival, Phoenix described his leading role in the dark origin story Joker as a career highlight.
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Heath Ledger's brilliant, Oscar-winning performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight could have just been the beginning. The late actor's sister, Kate, revealed that Ledger was excited about his work in The Dark Knight, and he was looking forward to playing the iconic villain again in another movie.
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Robert Pattinson's unstoppable force will not be meeting Joaquin Phoenix's immovable object on screen anytime soon. At least, that's what Joker helmer Todd Phillips believes. The Joker director has revealed that there won't be a Batman-Joker crossover between Phoenix and Pattinson.
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People want to know everything there is to discover about Joker, the gritty, character-driven film about the man who becomes Gotham's clown-faced super-criminal. Perhaps the most pressing is this: Is there a post-credits scene in Joker? We have the answer.
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If the Joker has had one consistent quality throughout all of his many depictions over the years, it's his dedication to pure chaos. But believe it or not, there have been many instances in which the Joker was a force for good. Let's find out: what's the most heroic thing the Joker has ever done?
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Joker, the standalone origin story for the iconic DC villain from director Todd Phillips, has made its debut at the Venice Film Festival. The vast majority of critics present for the screening have posted rave reviews, raising a burning question: will Joker actually win an Oscar?
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Turns out, die-hard Bat-fans weren't the only ones miffed when news broke that Robert Pattinson would play Bruce Wayne in The Batman. In a recent interview with Variety, Pattinson admitted that he was "furious" when the casting news was leaked — though he was upset for a very different reason.
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Two brilliant performances, two legendary actors, two very different takes on the Clown Prince of Crime. In a recent presser, Joker star Joaquin Phoenix revealed that, contrary to what might have been expected, he did not refer to Heath Ledger's iconic performance as the DC villain.
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This is no laughing matter. Director Todd Phillips' Joker is still over a month away from launching in theaters on October 4, but the flick had its debut on August 31 at the Venice Film Festival. The first reviews for Joker came rolling out soon after. Here's what the critics think of the film.
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Joker, the upcoming standalone from Warner Brothers and DC starring Joaquin Phoenix, promises to be a comic book film unlike any other. In a recent interview, director Todd Phillips explained what it took to get the green light to pursue his gritty, hard-R vision.
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There are some details that go by so quickly you could hardly be blamed for not noticing them, while others are subtle thematic touches that speak to exactly what kind of Joker we're dealing with here.
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It didn't take the World's Greatest Detective to solve this mystery. A series of six clips posted to the Instagram account of Todd Phillips, director of the forthcoming Joaquin Phoenix starrer Joker, teased that we'll get a new trailer for the highly anticipated film on Wednesday, August 28.
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Get ready: Joaquin Phoenix's interpretation of the Joker might be even scarier than you imagined. The Method actor is bringing his own specific touch to one of DC's most notorious villains, but some of the details are downright disturbing — including the inspiration behind Phoenix's Joker laugh.
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Crisis on Infinite Earths just got a lot battier. Legendary voice actor Kevin Conroy, known for voicing Batman on the 1990s show Batman: The Animated Series, is set to portray the Dark Knight on the upcoming Arrowverse event Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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Riddle us this: who's an actor already immersed in the world of comic book adaptations and who just might become a member of Batman's rogues gallery in a highly anticipated new movie? You may be drawing a blank, but the folks at We Got This Covered have an answer.
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If there's one thing that sets Mark Ruffalo apart from Bruce Banner, it is his propensity for spoilers. Dude means well, but in his enthusiasm for the MCU, he tends to give the game away. And we're not talking about a one or two-time thing — it's a bona fide pattern.
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Ben Affleck wanted to explore the battier aspects of Batman's rogues' gallery. Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Richardson, who was lined up to shoot the solo flick The Batman when Affleck was still attached, has revealed that the star intended for Arkham Asylum to be the focus of the film.
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Get ready for a clash of the Supermen. Brandon Routh, who portrayed the iconic hero in 2006's Superman Returns, will suit up alongside current Arrowverse Supes Tyler Hoechlin in the forthcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event. Deadline was first with the news.
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