That Time Heath Ledger Was Jokingly Shaded By One Of His Dark Knight Co-Stars For Landing The Joker Role

Long before The Dark Knight reshaped the new superhero movie landscape and became widely regarded as one of the best ...
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‘Joker 2’ Ending: Was That a ‘Dark Knight’ Connection? Explaining What’s Next for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “Joker: Folie à Deux” now playing in theaters. Joaquin Phoenix dons his clown makeup once again in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the ...
The Escapist

Is Joker 2 a Prequel to The Dark Knight?

The ending of Joker 2 is explosive, to say the least. Arthur briefly escapes custody, only to have the one person he really cares about, Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, break his heart. This leads to him ...
Comic Book Movie

THE DARK KNIGHT Director Christopher Nolan Vetoed JOKER's Original Ending But Was Ignored For FOLIE À DEUX

Despite everything that's been going on with Joker: Folie à Deux this week, a case can easily be made for 2019's Joker being one of the best comic book movies ever made. It certainly left a lasting ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Joaquin Phoenix Says He Spoke to Christopher Nolan About Playing Joker in ‘Dark Knight’: “I Wasn’t Ready Then”

Heath Ledger famously portrayed the Clown Prince of Crime in a posthumous Oscar-winning turn. By Christy Piña Associate Editor Phoenix sat down for Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast (below), for a ...
Superhero Hype

Joaquin Phoenix Was Almost The Dark Knight’s Joker

Joaquin Phoenix was recently present for a 2-hour long chat, where he revealed how he almost landed the job to play Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). On the podcast Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin, the ...
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Steve Carell Desperately Wanted To Play The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'

The most iconic character to emerge from 2000s cinema is, arguably, the Joker from 2008’s The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger’s take on the iconic Batman villain is simply mesmerizing, at any one time, ...