Joaquin Phoenix could have played the Joker way before he debuted as the iconic villain in the eponymous 2019 film. The actor has revealed he was in the talks to play the legendary character in ...

I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about ‘The Dark Knight’ and that didn’t happen for whatever reason,” Phoenix said. “I wasn’t ready then. That’s one of those things where it’s like, ‘What is in me ...

Joaquin Phoenix played his Joker cards over the long haul. As for Phoenix, "I wasn’t ready then," he said. "That’s one of those things where it’s like, ‘What is in me that’s not doing ...

Before he played the starring role in 2019’s Joker, Joaquin Phoenix was close to landing the same role in The Dark Knight.

This has been a pretty solid year for comic book stories. Deadpool and Wolverine was a box office smash, and audiences ...

Comedian Tim Dillon only has a brief role in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” but he has strong opinions about the movie. The ...

Joaquin Phoenix donned his best clown makeup to play the iconic DC villain in 2019’s Joker. Yet Phoenix could have played the Clown Prince of Crime in The Dark Knight. In a recent appearance on ...

Joker: Folie à Deux, director Todd Phillips ’ sequel to the DC Comics-inspired origin story for the iconic Batman villain, ...

That year, Phoenix only released one film, Two Lovers, which grossed just $9.8m at the box office. However, if he didn’t turn down the original Joker role, he likely wouldn’t have starred in ...

The other person turned out to be the late Heath Ledger, whose Oscar-winning performance as the Joker remains one of the greatest comic book portrayals in a movie. Even Phoenix can’t deny Ledger ...