Joker Movie Introduction
Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver, directed the 2019 American psychological thriller Joker. Joaquin Phoenix plays in the movie, which is based on DC Comics characters and tells the character’s independent origin narrative. The story, which takes place in 1981, centers on Arthur Fleck, a failed clown and aspiring stand-up comic whose spiral into nihilism and mental illness sparks a violent countercultural uprising against the wealthy in a run-down Gotham City. In supporting, roles are Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Village Roadshow Pictures, Bron Creative, and Joint Effort, Joker was distributed by Warner Bros.
The Movie was conceptualized by Phillips in 2016 and the script was written by Silver in 2017. The two were influenced by character studies from the 1970s and Martin Scorsese movies, especially Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. Martin Scorsese was originally involved in the project as a producer. The film loosely adapts a few plot aspects from Batman: The Killing Joke (1988), although Phillips and Silver didn’t directly use any comic books as inspiration. From September through December 2018, New York City, Jersey City, and Newark served as the locations for principal photography. The Motion Picture Association gave the movie an R rating, making it the first live-action Batman movie to get that designation.
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Joker Movie Premiere
On August 31, 2019, movie made its international premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It premiered in US cinemas on October 4, 2019. Critics gave the movie mostly favorable reviews, praising Phoenix’s acting, Phillips’ directing, the visual aesthetic, musical score, and cinematography. However, they had differing opinions on the movie’s topics and how it depicted mental illness.
The movie broke records for an October release at the box office. During its theatrical run, it made over $1 billion in revenue, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing R-rated movie of 2019 and the first to do so. Additionally, the movie won multiple awards.
