The first trailer for
Joker is expected to be attached to
Shazam! next weekend, and now some new details have been revealed about what we should expect courtesy of star Marc Maron.
It's thought that the comedian and
G.L.O.W. star will play a producer on the talk show hosted by Robert DeNiro's character, and while he didn't delve into his role specifically, Maron did explain why he decided to join the project despite previously stating that he's not the biggest fan of the comic book genre.
"I think it’s a very interesting approach to this world," Maron explained. "I’ve been somewhat judgemental when it comes to comic book movies and I’ve got a little pushback in the press for being a hypocrite. Whatever I think, if you get a call and someone says, ‘Hey do you wanna do a scene with Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix?’ your principals fall to the wayside."
He then went on to say that director Todd Phillips is delivering a very different sort of comic book movie, and will delve into what leads someone with a mental illness to adopt the Joker persona.
"If it’s relative to what I think of Marvel movies then it’s like, ‘Yeah, of course I’m gonna do that’. Oddly, it’s not that kind of movie. The approach that Todd Phillips has taken is more of an origin story and a character study of a mentally ill person that becomes The Joker. It’s more of an intimate and gritty movie with a very specific scope. It’s going to be really interesting to see how it comes out."
Those involved with Joker definitely seem to be saying the right things, and it really will be interesting to see how it all comes together and whether comic book fans embrace or reject this origin story.
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Meet Arthur Fleck
Our first look at Joaquin Phoenix's "Arthur Fleck" came via Joker director Todd Phillips but it took no time at all for set photos to surface featuring a maniacal looking Arthur having a good laugh on Amusement Mile.
Arthur could be seen leaving "Ha Ha's" talent agency looking miserable as sin before being confronted by a guy dressed as a clown, cracking a joke, and then giving his nose a good squeeze. Perhaps Arthur feels at this point in time that comedians like that are beneath him but little does he know what's in store for him moving forward...