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Joaquin Phoenix earned himself an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 2019 filmJoker.Portraying the iconic role of Arthur Fleck who eventually goes on to become the Joker, Phoenix truly earned the Oscar with his psychotic role.
With a sequel in development, director Todd Phillips is busy withJoker: Folie à Deux.Joaquin Phoenix is all set to reprise his role as Arthur Fleck in the upcoming sequel and fans are expecting some big things from the film!
Joaquin Phoenix Gears Himself For Another Oscar
In 2020, Joaquin Phoenix found himself with an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role forJoker.Portraying the iconic role of Arthur Fleck, Phoenix was praised and adored by the world for his character.
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With the first movie having several twists and surprises on the way, fans are expecting the sequel will work upon the first part and be better than the predecessor. One of the twists thatJokerhad was his relationship with neighbor Sophie Dumond. Forging a romantic relationship with his neighbor, Arthur Fleck realizes at the end of the film that his bond is purely a fabrication of his mind!
In the sequel, Lady Gaga is set to portray the role of Harley Quinn alongsideJoaquin Phoenix’sJoker. As per the comics, Harley Quinn falls madly in love with the Joker and director Todd Phillips seems to be wanting to follow that storyline quite intricately. In the sequel, Joker and Harley Quinn could wreak havoc all the more as Arthur Fleck finally meets the woman of his dreams that he falls in love with.
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When Joaquin Phoenix Was About To Retire!
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Back in 2005, the actor portrayed the role of John R. Cash inWalk the Line.Although the movie received quite the fame, Phoenix thought about retiring from the world of acting for the sake of a mockumentaryI’m Still Here! Talking about it in an interview withShortList, Phoenix was glad that he didn’t jokingly announce his retirement.
“The only thing that bothered me was that it might be difficult for me to work again as I wasn’t retiring and I wanted to continue to make films. So the only thing that gave me pause was the fact it might really affect my career.”
Well, the mockumentary, starring Joaquin Phoenix received a rating of 6.2/10 on IMDB and 53% on Rotten Tomatoes. The actor recently starred in Ridley Scott’s 2023 filmNapoleonand the film is quite a spectacle to watch.Napoleon,starring Phoenix, is currently screening in theaters around the world.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
