Joaquin Phoenix appeared on last night's
Jimmy Kimmel Live, and after a lengthy chat about
Joker, the host screened some outtakes from the DC Comics adaptation.
As you can see at the 8:27 mark in the player below, the footage shows Phoenix getting frustrated with the movie's cinematographer and swearing over the fact he referred to him as "Cher." Eventually, he gets up and storms off set completely and when we cut back to the actor on the show, he's understandably embarrassed and doesn't quite know what to say.
Why Warner Bros. would choose to release footage like this is hard to say, but Phoenix appeared to have been caught completely off guard and it's hard to imagine him being happy about it.
In related news, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Omaha has shared a PSA-style
Joker poster on its Facebook page in which they make it clear that this is one R-Rated movie not suitable for kids.
Check out that and the outtakes from the movie below.
UPDATE: There's been a lot of debate about whether this outtake from Joker was just a, well, joke and Phoenix's publicist has now told Entertainment Weekly that the footage shown during Jimmy Kimmel Live "was a joke outtake." Needless to say, he certainly showed what a good actor he is with that extremely believable reaction...
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