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New York Film Festival unveils first look at Joaquin Phoenix in A24’s C’mon C’mon

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The last time we saw Joaquin Phoenix on the big-screen he was caked in a combination of make-up and blood in his Academy Award winning guise as Joker, but he appears to be the antithesis of that character in the first still from his next offering, A24’s C’mon C’mon, which is set to have its […]

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara set for Lynne Ramsay’s Polaris

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Director Lynne Ramsay has revealed that she is set to reunite with her You Were Never Really Here star Joaquin Phoenix for her next film Polaris, which will see Phoenix starring alongside his real-life partner Rooney Mara. “He’s crazy, but he’s the best actor I’ve ever met,” Ramsay told Spanish outlet El Espanol (via Dark […]

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker gets an incredible life-size collectible bust

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Sideshow has released promotional images for Infinity Studios’ life-size Arthur Fleck bust which is inspired by the likeness of Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar-winning role from Todd Phillips’ 2019 acclaimed DC solo movie Joker. Limited to 350 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $3,799; take a look here… Sideshow and Infinity […]

Jodie Comer joins Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic Kitbag

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As director Ridley Scott preps his Napoleon Bonaparte biopic Kitbag with Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as the famed emperor, Deadline reports that Scott has cast Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer to star as Napoleon’s wife Josephine, a role which the filmmaker views as integral both to the film and Napoleon’s life. Much like Phoenix re-teaming with Scott decades […]

Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix team with A24 for Disappointment Blvd.

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Deadline is reporting that Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster is set to team with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix for his next film Disappointment Blvd., which has been picked up by A24, the studio behind Aster’s first two movies. Plot details for Disappointment Blvd. are being kept under wraps, but Deadline describes the film as “an […]

Gladiator’s Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix to re-team for Napoleon epic

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Could Joaquin Phoenix be gearing up for another Oscar campaign in the future? Deadline reports that the actor is re-teaming with Gladiator director Ridley Scott for an upcoming Napoleon-focused film. Phoenix will play the French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Titled Kitbag, the name is derived from the old saying: “There is a general’s […]

Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly been offered $50 million for two sequels

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Joaquin Phoenix, the star of Joker, has reportedly been offered a massive $50 million to star in two sequels. Joker was a massive hit, commercially and critically, causing many to crave a sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix led film. With Phoenix involved, a sequel always felt like a long shot but both director and star […]

Are we at risk of Batman fatigue?

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Tom Jolliffe on whether an overabundance of the Dark Knight could lead to Batman fatigue… How many Batman’s does it take to change a lightbulb? No I’m not the Riddler, before you ask. So in case you’re behind the times, there is a new Batman film in the works. Production was well underway before being […]