the joker
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Harley Quinn’s Showrunners Discuss Shifting Her Villainy Out Of The Joker’s Shadow
Harley Quinn is basically everywhere you look today and we’re about to get a fresh new animated incarnation of the DC character. This time it’s strictly for adults, and the creators behind the scenes seem to understand Harley’s unique place in the universe.
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Warner Bros. Thinks A ‘Lot Has Been Said’ About Joker, So It’s Cancelling Red Carpet Interviews
While the larger conversation around Todd Phillips’ upcoming Joker film continues to intensify as people reflect on how the story’s depiction of a white domestic terrorist fits into our cultural landscape, Warner Bros. is attempting to take back some control of the narrative by barring print and broadcast press access to the red carpet of…
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Joaquin Phoenix Couldn’t Answer The Most Obvious Question About Joker’s Subject Matter
Because Todd Phillips’ Joker tells the relatively grounded story of a disaffected white man who goes on a terroristic rampage because he feels as if he’s been dealt a bad hand in life, there’s been an ongoing discussion about whether the movie has the potential to inspire certain viewers to model themselves (idealistically) after the…
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In The New Joker Trailer, A Broken Man Becomes Batman’s Greatest Foe
We’ve already had a few glimpses of Todd Phillips’ take on how a man like the Joker could come to existence, even in the already sordid world of Gotham City. But this latest look dives even further into the haunting downfall of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck.