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Joaquin Pheonix’s Joker gets an incredible collectible statue from Prime 1 Studio and Blitzway

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Sideshow has released promotional images for Blitzway and Prime 1 Studio’s The Joker 1:3 scale statue which is based on the appearance of Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in last year’s acclaimed DC movie Joker. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,094; check it out here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]

Darren Aronofsky wanted Joaquin Phoenix to play Batman in his Year One adaptation

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Many remember the long gap between Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, but few recall that Darren Aronofsky was once attached to helm a Batman film. Yes, the Black Swan and mother! director planned an adaptation of Frank Miller’s iconic Batman: Year One. When speaking with Empire Magazine, Aronofsky opened up […]

Six Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)

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Graeme Robertson with six great performances that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… It’s often seen as an actors dream to receive the much-coveted golden statue we know as the Oscar, with many great performances seeing their performers taking home the trophy and many more at least receiving the equally great honour of an […]

Can Joker win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

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EJ Moreno with an opinion video on Joker’s Oscar chances… In the video below, join EJ Moreno as he breaks down one of the year’s biggest awards contenders, Joker. With 11 Oscar nominations and a few wins at other award shows, it’s looking like the Year of the Clown. But can it take home the […]

Kathy Bates praises Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Arthur Fleck in Joker

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American Horror Story and Misery star Kathy Bates has praised Joaquin Phoenix’s Golden Globe-winning performance as Arthur Fleck in the Todd Phillips directed film, Joker. In an interview with Deadline, Bates said she found Phoenix’s performance to be “electrifying” and it has inspired her to “do better” with her own performances and to see what’s possible. “Well, recently […]

Joaquin Phoenix has already asked Todd Phillips to start work on a Joker sequel

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Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he has already asked director Todd Phillips to work on a Joker sequel. Joker is proving to be one of the biggest movies of the year when many, including the film’s studio, doubted how big it could be. Joaquin Phoenix has touched on the subject of a possible sequel before […]

Todd Phillips says a Joker deleted scene would have revealed Sophie’s fate

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‘Ambiguity’ is a bit of a watch-word when it comes to discourse magnet and box-office phenomenon Joker. There’s that ending, as well as the constant blurring of fantasy and reality which underpins the entire narrative. However, one of the most discussed aspects of Todd Phillips film is the exact fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie, who […]

Warner Bros. launches Joker Oscar campaign

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Having smashed box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (not to mention one of the biggest DC movies ever), Warner Bros. had now launched its Joker Oscar campaign, with the studio pushing the Todd Phillips-directed crime drama in all categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Joker has […]

Joker cinematographer clarifies the fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie

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One of the biggest questions left unanswered coming out of Joker was the fate of Zazie Beetz’s single mother Sophie and her child. The last week see of the character, Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur had let himself into her apartment, with the audience releasing at that point that their relationship throughout the film had been nothing […]