12/31/2023 0 Comments Joaquin phoenix joker final trailerThey kidnap Jerry and tell the studio that if they don’t give Rupert a spot on tonight’s show, they’ll kill Langford. Rupert teams up with another stalker he knows, Masha (Sandra Bernhard, delivering a proto-Harley Quinn performance). The King of Comedy escalates into a scheme that the Joker would be proud of. Rupert keeps going to Jerry’s office, and everyone is very polite until Rupert pushes his luck and gets shoved out the door. It’s only a matter of time before Jerry invites Rupert on television, even though Rupert has - as near as we can tell - never even performed in front of an audience before. But instead of putting some material together, mailing it to Jerry’s office and hoping for the best, Rupert gets it into his head that a few polite words from Jerry makes them new best friends. It’s a pretty big win for a very little guy. Watch the above video for our thoughts on the first look at Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy Robert De Niro has a role as a talk show host who plays a pivotal role in that evolution. It’s that character arc that reportedly drives the new Joker origin movie, directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a failed comedian who turns to crime. The Joker is a success story, but the stand-up comedian who transformed into the Joker was not. The failed comic who lost his mind and became an agent of total chaos has risen through the (very impressive) ranks to become Batman’s greatest nemesis, and has in the decades that followed his creation been played by celebrated actors like Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger (who won an Oscar for his performance) and Jared Leto. At least, if you believe his origin stories. The movie is called The King of Comedy, and it’s only one step removed from “The Clown Prince of Crime.” It’s pretty ironic that the most popular supervillain in the world is the Joker. The new film reportedly takes its inspiration from a cult classic Martin Scorsese/Robert De Niro movie which was largely overlooked in its time, but was eventually reevaluated, and is now considered one of the most acidic motion pictures about the entertainment industry ever filmed. If you’re excited about the Joker origin movie starring Joaquin Phoenix, you have some homework to do.
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