Instead of the first few trailers where we see his character as a poor, down on his luck type, this final trailer focuses on his transformation into an irredeemable, psychotic supervillain.
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In the final trailer, Phoenix’s acting chops are on full display. Scorcese was actually supposed to produce the film but left in 2018 due to other obligations.
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The movie also takes inspiration from Martin Scorsese’s films based in the 1970s that focus on troubled protagonists including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and especially The King of Comedy. We’re not even doing Joker, but the story of becoming Joker.” The inspiration from the dark graphic novel is clear. Though Phillips told Digital Spy that the movie doesn’t “follow anything from the comic books… That’s what was interesting to me. The film is directed by Todd Phillips ( The Hangover, War Dogs) from a screenplay co-written with Scott Silver loosely based on Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) which depicts the Joker as a failed standup comedian, driven mad by a society that rejects and mocks him. Her character seems to be the only one in the film that sympathizes with Arthur who struggles to connect even with his therapist. She asks him “it’s so awful isn’t it?” in an elevator at one point and the two share a kiss towards the end of the trailer. In the trailer, we get our first glimpse at the Joker’s love interest Sophie Durmond (played by Zazie Beetz). While the end of the movie is pretty clear, how Phoenix’s joker gets to be the deranged, psychotic, signature villain of the Batman universe remains to be seen. Phoenix plays “Arthur Fleck” a failed comedian with mental health issues that is driven to madness and eventually ends up being forced into Gotham’s underworld. The Joker is an origin story for the Batman villain and instead of being a bombastic comic book action movie based around Batman, it’s a character study into how the character came to be and why he is the way he is. The final trailer for “Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix was released today and reveals many more plot details along with a glimpse into Phoenix’s full range of acting as the titular character.
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