Just as each actor leaves his mark, the Joker leaves his mark on them. As fun as the character can be, it's proven challenging for many, including forcing them to face physical and mental dangers. Let's take a look at why this is such a dangerous role to play.
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You can probably see the scenario now: Commissioner Gordon ascends to the roof of the Gotham Police Department and turns on the Bat-Signal to summon the Dark Knight. But what if that's not actually the signal's purpose? What if it is, in fact, intended as a warning to Gotham's criminal element?
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Did he, or didn't he? Joker is a film that challenges its audience to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and the task is never more harrowing than in the final interaction between Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and his would-be girlfriend Sophie (Zazie Beetz).
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A surface-level comparison between Thor and Wonder Woman suggests that the Amazonian may actually be more worthy than the God of Thunder to wield Mjolnir. But how well could Diana actually measure up to the standards of Mjolnir and potentially harness its power? Can Wonder Woman lift Thor's hammer?
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Is it the end of the Universe? According to rumor-mongering website We Got This Covered, sources close to Warner Bros. are reporting that the struggling streamer DC Universe is due to be phased out in favor of the upcoming HBO Max. DCU's existing and upcoming original series would jump ship.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe might be about to get a whole lot more godlike. As we wait for Avengers: Infinity War to trigger the end of an era for Marvel movies, the bigwigs at Marvel Studios have been quietly, secretly assembling a next phase that may involve Jack Kirby's Eternals series.
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Sony only wanted the rights to Spider-Man, but it could've had the entire Marvel Universe for just $25 million.
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Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet have scored their next project.
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This one came out of nowhere.
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He'll play the original Captain Marvel, a mentor to Brie Larson's Carol Danvers.
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Marvel made a surprise announcement about the leadership of its comic line.
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What will it mean to have more of Marvel's classic comics properties under the same cinematic roof?
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It's no dice for 20th Century Fox and Joe and Anthony Russo.
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Dig a little deeper than the bigger names, and it isn't hard to strike Marvel gold.
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The MCU has a bad guy problem, and here's how to solve it.
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As one of the most famous characters in pop culture, the Joker is rarely known by any name other than that. In Todd Phillips' Joker, the villain will be given a backstory, a reason for his madness, and, most importantly, a full name. But is it the official one? Here's Joker's real name.
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Alright, alright, alright... it's time for yet another rumor concerning Matt Reeves' The Batman. According to those intrepid rumor hounds at We Got This Covered, Matthew McConaughey is being considered to play Harvey Dent in the upcoming rebooted solo vehicle for the Dark Knight.
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Robert Pattinson is hitting the books in preparation to head to Gotham and don Batman's cape and cowl. The 33-year-old actor has shared a few of the things he's been doing to prepare for his newest stint as Bruce Wayne in director Matt Reeves' upcoming pic The Batman.
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Thor is regarded as one of the mightiest Avengers and a ranking personality on the list of most powerful beings in the overall Marvel multiverse. He's a god, and many would be led to believe that means he's omnipotent, but he isn't. Thor can fail, get hurt, and even stare down the gullet of death.
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For Matt Reeves, brevity is apparently a virtue. One word, one hashtag, and one emoji was all that was necessary for the writer/director behind the upcoming The Batman to confirm that Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast as Jim Gordon. The actor had been circling the role for some time.
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In October 2016, director Tim Miller exited Deadpool 2 over what was described at the time as "creative differences." During a recent podcast appearance, Miller discussed his unproduced version of Deadpool 2 in greater detail, offering up several surprises about what never came to be.
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Joker is officially the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and the star of previous champ Deadpool had a couple of choice words about the development. The reliably hilarious Ryan Reynolds took to Instagram to post a mock poster for Joker offering his congratulations.
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It looks like the final Avengers films really were the end of an epic event era — at least for now. Avengers: Endgame producer Trinh Tran has that after spending more than a decade building out the Infinity Saga, Marvel is taking a more relaxed approach to the next 10 years of superhero content.
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Here from a dark multiverse, he's a kill-crazy version of Bruce Wayne whose body count would make the Joker sob in disgrace. To learn more about the latest Batman bad guy to become an indispensable part of the Dark Knight's rogues' gallery, keep reading for the untold truth of the Batman Who Laughs.
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Joker is essentially a comic book movie in name only, but its massive success seems likely to inspire subsequent adaptations in a variety of ways. How has Joker changed the landscape for comic book movies going forward? Let's put on a happy face and explore.
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After his controversial comments about Marvel films sparked outrage earlier this month, the venerated director has continued to talk about the MCU — and his feelings on the juggernaut franchise still aren't particularly positive, but they aren't as negative as they previously seemed.
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When you're working with an actor as talented as Joaquin Phoenix, you learn to expect the unexpected. In a wide-ranging interview, Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher gave some insight into one of the film's most interesting scenes — namely, the fact that nobody on set knew it was coming.
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