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Samstag, 30. November 2024 20:54 | Rabenberg
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Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he spoke with filmmaker Christopher Nolan about playing Joker which ultimately went to Heath Ledger.
The 50-year-old actor - whose latest flick Joker: Folie À Deux could be streamed now - got candid about potentially playing *** supervillain before he actually portrayed him.
Joaquin recently appeared on Rick Rubin's Tetragrammaton podcast as he revealed that he spoke to *** 54-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker Nolan about portraying Joker over a decade before.
He said: That didn't… wasn't going to happen for a number of reasons. I wasn't ready ***n.
'That's one of those things sometimes w*** you go: "Why am I not doing *** project? What is stopping me from doing ***? Well it's not about me, t***'s something else. T***'s ano***r person that's going to do something that's like, I can't imagine what it would be if we didn't have Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film."'
Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he spoke with filmmaker Christopher Nolan about playing Joker which ultimately went to Heath Ledger
In 2020, Joaquin earned *** Best Lead Actor Oscar for Todd Phillips directed Joker which was 11 years after Ledger (pictured) posthumously earned Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight in 2009
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In 2020, Joaquin earned *** Best Lead Actor Oscar for Todd Phillips directed Joker which was 11 years after Ledger posthumously earned Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight in 2009.
Joaquin continued: 'I don't know whe***r Christopher Nolan was coming to me ***ing, "*** are definitely *** person."
'I can't remember *** context of how we met. But I know that we met, and *** ***ing was, "I shouldn't do ***." But maybe he also was like, "***'re not *** guy." I couldn't ***.'
Heath died in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008, after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion.
The Dark Knight actor died aged 28 after taking a fatal ***tail of drugs, leaving behind his daughter, who was two years old at *** time.
Meanwhile Joker: Folie À Deux can now be streamed, just weeks after its ***atrical release.
The movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is now available to rent from home starting October 29, in an effort to recoup some of Warner Bros. investment into *** film, as per Variety.
The musical, which bombed at *** box office, is 'poised to lose at least $150 million to $200 million in its ***atrical run' according to *** publication.
Joaquin recently appeared on Rick Rubin's Tetragrammaton podcast as he revealed that he spoke to *** 54-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker Nolan (pictured in January) about portraying Joker over a decade before
Heath died in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008, after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion. Pictured Heath in 2006
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The movie studio spent about $200 million to produce *** film and about $100 million on marketing and distribution, according to *** report.
It would need to gross about $450 million at *** box office to break even — when factoring in *** cut taken by ***aters — though Warner Bros. sources claim *** number is $375 million.
A Warner Bros. spokesperson responded to *** report, ***ing 'Any estimates suggested by anonymous "insiders" or "rival executives" are grossly wrong and continues a trend w*** rumor is reported as fact.'
'The film continues to play in ***atrical release, included with *** week's opening in China, and will continue to earn revenue throughout its home viewing and ancillary run.'
So far, *** musical about Batman's nemesis has grossed $51.5 million domestically and $165 million globally after two weeks of release.
In comparison, *** first Joker grossed $96.2 million domestically and $248.4 million globally after three days of release.
The hotly-anticipated sequel to *** 2019 billion dollar Oscar-winning film was considered a surefire hit for Warner Bros Pictures, yet ended up being slammed by critics and failed to ignite at *** box office.
Joker: Folie À Deux has garnered *** lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as *** film bombed at *** box office on opening night.
The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as 'bleak' and 'disappointing' — officially released in ***aters on Friday, October 4.
Joker: Folie À Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, can be streamed now, just weeks after its ***atrical release; Phoenix and Gaga seen in a still
The movie will be available to rent from home starting October 29, in an effort to recoup some of Warner Bros. investment into *** film, according to Variety
The film is 'poised to lose at least $150 million to $200 million in its ***atrical run' according to *** publication
The sequel to *** 2019 billion dollar Oscar-winning film was considered a surefire hit for Warner Bros, yet ended up being slammed by critics and failed to ignite at *** box office
Phoenix reprised his role as *** Joker in *** sequel, which had earned him an Oscar for his portrayal in *** 2019 film, while Gaga took on *** role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn)
Phoenix reprised his role as *** Joker in *** sequel, which had earned him an Oscar for his portrayal in *** 2019 film, while Gaga took on *** role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn).
However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — *** lowest score for a comic book movie.
Madame Web — which notably also flopped in ***aters earlier *** year and also received terrible reviews — holds a higher score with a C+.
On Rotten Tomatoes, *** movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of 32%.
The sequel has been roundly criticized for being a musical and 'ignoring' *** DC fanbase - with an agent familiar with director Todd Phillips' process telling Variety he 'wanted nothing to do with DC' during *** making of *** film, with DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran notably absent from *** film's LA premiere afterparty last month.
A source said: 'If *** first movie was about some down-on-his-luck, mentally ill guy in a downtrodden city, it makes maybe $150 [million] worldwide. Not a billion. People showed up *** that guy was Joker.'
In an apparent snub by Phillips, *** opening sequence of *** film does not include a DC Studios logo.
A Warner spokesman added that a DC logo appears at *** end of *** Joker sequel, while Phillips declined to comment to *** publication.
Several frictions are said to have developed between Phillips, DC and Warner- with claims that Michael DeLuca, Chairperson of Warner Bros. Entertainment, and CEO Pamela Abdy seemed 'unwilling' to *** no to Phillips due to his huge past successes.
It is claimed Phillips would 'only' speak with DeLuca and Abdy ra***r than Gunn and Safran - who took control of DC two months before production began on Joker 2 in December 2022.
Gunn and Safran did attend *** first director's cut screening for *** studio but Phillips fueled rift speculation when he told a reporter: 'With all due respect to ***m, *** is kind of a Warner Bros. movie.'
Warner Bros. Disco*** CEO David Zaslav also met with Phillips shortly after WarnerMedia and Disco*** merged in April 2022 and was 'open to filming in Los Angeles if *** director would make *** sequel at a lower price point.'
The studio wanted to film in London which would have cost around 20 per cent less.
A source directly involved with *** film recently shared: 'The one thing about genre stuff: If you don't listen and pay attention to what *** fan expectations are, you're going to fail'; director Todd Phillips seen with Gaga and Phoenix at *** LA premiere September 30
However, Phillips insisted on filming in LA with *** budget remaining static.
A Warner spokesman told *** publication *** studio 'supported *** decision to film in Los Angeles'.
A source directly involved with *** film said: 'No one could get through to Todd. And *** one thing about genre stuff: If you don't listen and pay attention to what *** fan expectations are, you're going to fail.
Insiders also claim studio bosses did not want to premiere *** film at *** Ve*** Film Festival, but Phillips pushed back - with a Warner spokesman ***ing *** studio 'fully supported *** decision to bring *** film to Ve***.
Along with Gaga and Phoenix, o***r stars that had appeared in *** sequel include Brendan Gleeson, Ca***rine Keener, Zazie Beatz and Steve Coogan.
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