Joaquin Phoenix

A sequel to the Oscar-winning 2019 film “Joker” has a completed script. Director Todd Philips shared the script’s cover on Instagram, along with a photo of star Joaquin Phoenix reading it. The film currently has a working title of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which is a reference to a mental disorder that affects two or […]

In case you haven’t seen it or wanted to see it again, Joker is back on the big screen after scoring 11 Oscar nominations. Warner Brothers released it to 750 theaters this weekend so those who missed it can see it can see what all the hype is about. It’s the first R-rated movie to […]

“Joker” is now the first R-rated movie to make a billion dollars at the box office.  The origin story of the Batman supervillain crossed the billion-dollar mark in worldwide ticket sales on Friday, a first for an R-rated film.  The second-highest grossing R-rated film of all time is The Matrix Reloaded, which made 828-million dollars […]

“Joker” is now the highest-grossing R-rated film ever. The film about a troubled man who turns to a life of violent crime has pulled in about 788-million dollars at box offices around the globe. That surpasses the previous record-holder “Deadpool,” and the film’s star Ryan Reynolds tweeted a congratulations to “Joker.” The movie still trails […]

A Batman nemesis portrayed by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and now Joaquin Phoenix is this week’s box office champ.  The Warner Brothers movie “Joker” finished in first place in the U.S. and Canada — earning 93-and-a-half-million-dollars in its debut weekend.  “Abominable” came in second with 12-million-bucks.  The big screen adaptation of “Downton Abbey” […]

The Colorado theater where a gunman opened fire seven years ago will not be showing the new Joker movie when it comes out next week.  Family members of five victims sent a letter to Warner Brothers today with their concerns about the movie.  The 2012 shooting happened during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.”  […]