1905 film network news comic film "Joker" has attracted a lot of attention recently, but film director Todd Phillips said in an interview with the media that starring Jacques Phoenix initially did not approve of letting Batman's father Thomas Wayne Appeared in the script, and did not want a clear connection between "Joker" and DC Comics.
Phillips said: "If the movie is called "Arthur" and it has nothing to do with DC, it would be better for Jackie to accept it. Although after a long period of time, he finally accepted the setting."
"Joker" is more Regarding the independent story of the protagonist "Arthur Fleck", it also showed a different temperament from most comic movies, and was favored by the Golden Lion Award. But the appearance of Bruce Wayne's father Thomas Wayne made the film and comics have a connection, and even hinted that Batman might later exist in the story of "Joker". It seems that starring in a comic film is not the original intention of Jacques Phoenix, but the wonderful acting skills he dedicated after the "compromise" is undoubtedly the biggest bonus of the movie.
Recently, "Joker" was being screened at the Toronto Film Festival. The film reviews began to show some different sounds, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes dropped from 87% to 78%. The reasons given by the media for bad reviews include "foreseeable and ruthless cynicism is not worth the time" and "banal evil".
The quality of "Joker" needs to be tested by a wider audience. The film will be released in North America on October 4.
