Everything We Know About The Joker Origin Movie

8. Joaquin Phoenix Is Officially The Joker

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While the rumours stated that Joaquin Phoenix was being courted to play the Clown Prince of Crime, his involvement in the eventual project was always in doubt.

Not only is Phoenix an actor who has moved away from blockbusters to focus on experimental indies and genre films over the past few years, but the actor himself has stated that he'd be averse to the press commitments that leading one of these movies brings, with that being one of the reasons he couldn't be secured as Doctor Strange for Marvel.

Of course, the upcoming Joker movie isn't like your regular Marvel or even DCEU fare, being far more experimental, small scale and standalone, with a psychotic lead role at the heart of it that Phoenix is more accustomed to playing. It seems that was enough to convince him, and he's now been officially cast in the role.

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