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Joker is a 2019 film loosely based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The movie is not part of the current DC film universe, but considered a standalone piece by Warner Bros. While other familiar Gotham City characters are present, there are no allusions to characters outside the Batman property.

Plot

In 1981, Arthur Fleck works as a clown-for-hire and lives with his mother, Penny, in Gotham City. The city is collapsing under unemployment, crime, and financial ruin, leaving segments of the population disenfranchised and impoverished. Arthur suffers from a neurological disorder called the Pseudobulbar Affect which causes him to laugh uncontrollably at inopportune times, and regularly visits a social services worker to obtain medication. After a group of street kids steal his property and beat him in an alley, his co-worker, Randall, loans him a gun for protection. Later, Arthur meets Sophie Dumond, a single mother who lives in a neighboring apartment, and takes a liking to her. After Arthur spends a day stalking her around the city, she drops by his apartment to confront him. He sheepishly admits to following her, but she appears relatively unbothered. After a brief friendly exchange, he invites her to his stand-up comedy routine, to which she casually accepts.

While entertaining at a children's hospital, Arthur's gun falls out of his pocket. Arthur is fired for this infraction; Randall lies and says that Arthur bought the gun himself. During the subway ride home, Arthur is beaten by three drunken Wayne Enterprises businessmen; he shoots two in self-defense and executes the remaining man. The murders unintentionally start a movement against Gotham's rich, with protesters donning clown masks in the unidentified killer's image. Arthur later learns from his psychiatrist that social service funds are being cut, leaving him without access to his medication.

Sophie attends Arthur's stand-up comedy routine, which goes poorly; he laughs uncontrollably and has difficulty delivering his jokes. A popular talk show host, Murray Franklin, mocks Arthur by showing clips from the routine on his show. Arthur intercepts a letter written by Penny to local billionaire and mayoral candidate Thomas Wayne, alleging that he is Thomas's illegitimate son, and berates his mother for hiding the truth. Shortly after a visit from two GCPD detectives investigating Arthur's potential involvement in the train murders, Penny falls ill and is hospitalized. Arthur goes to Wayne Manor for answers, where he meets Thomas's son, Bruce. After a scuffle with the family's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, Arthur flees.

At a public event, Arthur confronts Thomas, who tells him that Penny is mentally unstable and not his biological mother. In denial, Arthur visits Arkham State Hospital and steals Penny's case file. He discovers that he was adopted after being abandoned as a baby and that Penny was a neglectful mother who allowed her boyfriend to physically abuse him as a child, causing serious head trauma. Distraught, Arthur goes to the hospital and kills his mother. He returns home and enters Sophie's apartment. Frightened, she tells him to leave; it is revealed that their previous encounters were Arthur's delusions.

Arthur is invited to make a guest appearance on Murray's show due to the unexpected popularity of his routine clips. As he puts on his makeup and outfit, he is visited by his former co-workers Gary and Randall. Arthur murders Randall but leaves Gary unharmed for treating Arthur well in the past. En route to the studio, he is pursued by the two detectives onto a train filled with clown protesters; one of the detectives accidentally kills a protester and incites a riot while Arthur escapes in the chaos.

Before the show goes live, Arthur requests that Murray introduce him as Joker, a reference to Murray's previous mockery. Arthur comes out to a warm reception, but begins telling morbid jokes, admits that he killed the men on the train and rants to Murray about how society abandoned and mocked him. Snapping in a psychotic rage, Arthur suddenly whips out his gun and shoots Murray in the face, killing him instantly. Panic and chaos ensue in the studio, and Arthur is arrested. Riots break out across Gotham. One of the rioters corners the Wayne family in an alley and murders Thomas and his wife Martha. A group of rioters in an ambulance crash into the police car carrying Arthur and free him; he is hailed as a hero by the crowd and dances to their cheers.

Arthur is imprisoned at Arkham State Hospital, handcuffed. Alone with his psychiatrist, Arthur smokes and laughs to himself. When queried "what's so funny", he responds that he is thinking of a joke. When asked to explain it, he simply responds, "You wouldn't get it," before quietly singing the chorus to That's Life. He then skips and dances down the hall, leaving a trail of bloodied footprints (implying that he has killed his doctor) before being chased by the orderlies.

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker
Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin
Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond
Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck
Brett Cullen as Thomas Wayne
Marc Maron as Gene Ufland
Glenn Fleshler as Randall
Leigh Gill as Gary
Bryan Callen as a co-worker of Arthur
Bill Camp as a Detective Garrity
Shea Whigham as a Detective Burke
Josh Pais as Hoyt Vaughn
Dante Pereira-Olson as Bruce Wayne
Douglas Hodge as Alfred Pennyworth
Carrie Louise-Putrello as Martha Wayne
Brian Tyree Henry as Carl

Production

On July 10th of 2018, it was announced that Martin Scorsese would no longer be producing the film.^[1] On August 27th of 2018 it was announced that Alec Baldwin would be playing Thomas Wayne in the movie as a "cheesy and tanned businessman who is more in the mold of a 1980s Donald Trump."^[2] Two days later Baldwin told USA Today that he was no longer involved, claiming "scheduling conflicts."^[3] Brett Cullen was his replacement.

Gallery

Unit still photography by Niko Tavernise

Promotional material

Paparazzi photos

Videos

JOKER - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters October 4

JOKER - Final Trailer

References

[1] Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ Movie Heading Into Production This Fall With Joaquin Phoenix

[2] Alec Baldwin to Play Bruce Wayne's Father -THR.com

[3] Alec Baldwin pulls out of Thomas Wayne role in 'Joker': 'I'm no longer doing that movie' -USAToday.com

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-}}'''''Joker''''' is an upcoming film loosely based on the [[DC Comics]] character [[The Joker|of the same name]]. The movie is not part of the current DC Films Universe, but will be the first film DC Black, considered a standalone piece by [[Warner Bros.]] while other familiar [[Gotham City]] characters are present.
+}}'''''Joker''''' is a 2019 film loosely based on the [[DC Comics]] character [[The Joker|of the same name]]. The movie is not part of the current DC film universe, but considered a standalone piece by [[Warner Bros.]] While other familiar [[Gotham City]] characters are present, there are no allusions to characters outside the [[Batman]] property.
 ==Plot==
+In 1981, Arthur Fleck works as a clown-for-hire and lives with his mother, Penny, in Gotham City. The city is collapsing under unemployment, crime, and financial ruin, leaving segments of the population disenfranchised and impoverished. Arthur suffers from a neurological disorder called the Pseudobulbar Affect which causes him to laugh uncontrollably at inopportune times, and regularly visits a social services worker to obtain medication. After a group of street kids steal his property and beat him in an alley, his co-worker, Randall, loans him a gun for protection. Later, Arthur meets Sophie Dumond, a single mother who lives in a neighboring apartment, and takes a liking to her. After Arthur spends a day stalking her around the city, she drops by his apartment to confront him. He sheepishly admits to following her, but she appears relatively unbothered. After a brief friendly exchange, he invites her to his stand-up comedy routine, to which she casually accepts.
-In 1981, [[Gotham City]] is beginning to lose it's old glory until the city falls into its lowest points ,allowing major crime waves across the streets to rise. Searching for a mayor, billionaire and CEO of [[Wayne Enterprises |Wayne Enterprises]] [[Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen|Thomas Wayne]] is officialy announcing on live broadcast he is running for mayor candidate.
+While entertaining at a children's hospital, Arthur's gun falls out of his pocket. Arthur is fired for this infraction; Randall lies and says that Arthur bought the gun himself. During the subway ride home, Arthur is beaten by three drunken Wayne Enterprises businessmen; he shoots two in self-defense and executes the remaining man. The murders unintentionally start [[Clowns|a movement]] against Gotham's rich, with protesters donning clown masks in the unidentified killer's image. Arthur later learns from his psychiatrist that social service funds are being cut, leaving him without access to his medication.
-[[Arthur Fleck]], a young long-haired man from Gotham's northern side, is living with his ill mother [[Penny Fleck|Penny]] in their shared small poor apartment. Hoping to become a comedian and to assist his mother financially, Arthur takes on the work of a street clown for a talent agency.
+Sophie attends Arthur's stand-up comedy routine, which goes poorly; he laughs uncontrollably and has difficulty delivering his jokes. A popular talk show host, Murray Franklin, mocks Arthur by showing clips from the routine on his show. Arthur intercepts a letter written by Penny to local billionaire and mayoral candidate Thomas Wayne, alleging that he is Thomas's illegitimate son, and berates his mother for hiding the truth. Shortly after a visit from two GCPD detectives investigating Arthur's potential involvement in the train murders, Penny falls ill and is hospitalized. Arthur goes to Wayne Manor for answers, where he meets Thomas's son, Bruce. After a scuffle with the family's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, Arthur flees.
-A group of bullies are coming toward him, and, as he was thinking that they were going to sign in the agency, they steal his sign. Chasing them to an alley, they beat him with the sign, leaving him injured and broken. Following this, Fleck recalls his abusive past in which his parents were tormenting him physically and mentally, thus, causing his mental health to deteriorate, resulting Arthur meeting a psychologist in [[Arkham Hospital]] where he is speaking with her about his life and takes pills.
+At a public event, Arthur confronts Thomas, who tells him that Penny is mentally unstable and not his biological mother. In denial, Arthur visits Arkham State Hospital and steals Penny's case file. He discovers that he was adopted after being abandoned as a baby and that Penny was a neglectful mother who allowed her boyfriend to physically abuse him as a child, causing serious head trauma. Distraught, Arthur goes to the hospital and kills his mother. He returns home and enters Sophie's apartment. Frightened, she tells him to leave; it is revealed that their previous encounters were Arthur's delusions.
-Following his assault, Arthur's friend offers him carrying a gun as a resource of protection, and he does so with buying a Revolver pistol. Upon buying his gun, Arthur continues stalking his neighbour nextdoor, single mother Sophie Dumond until she encounters him and agrees dating him out of mercy. While eating a dinner in a local diner, the two are enjoying their time and later leave.
+Arthur is invited to make a guest appearance on Murray's show due to the unexpected popularity of his routine clips. As he puts on his makeup and outfit, he is visited by his former co-workers Gary and Randall. Arthur murders Randall but leaves Gary unharmed for treating Arthur well in the past. En route to the studio, he is pursued by the two detectives onto a train filled with clown protesters; one of the detectives accidentally kills a protester and incites a riot while Arthur escapes in the chaos.
-Arthur later returns to his home, where he is dancing with his mother before watching [[Murray Franklin]]'s late night show. After taking care of his mother, he sits to write new jokes and his thoughts over his notebook before sinking into his fragile sanity, picturing himself entering into the fridge. Fleck continues dancing with his gun in his hands, while watching Franklin's show in the television. However, his personal time becomes enteruptted soon as his mother's oxygen is harmed. Rushing her to the hospital, Arthur watches the show and later sees that his attempts of being a comedian in a night club are shown in the show. Despite this, Franklin laughs at him and humiliates him in the show, much to Arthur's disgrace.
+Before the show goes live, Arthur requests that Murray introduce him as Joker, a reference to Murray's previous mockery. Arthur comes out to a warm reception, but begins telling morbid jokes, admits that he killed the men on the train and rants to Murray about how society abandoned and mocked him. Snapping in a psychotic rage, Arthur suddenly whips out his gun and shoots Murray in the face, killing him instantly. Panic and chaos ensue in the studio, and Arthur is arrested. Riots break out across Gotham. One of the rioters corners the Wayne family in an alley and murders Thomas and his wife Martha. A group of rioters in an ambulance crash into the police car carrying Arthur and free him; he is hailed as a hero by the crowd and dances to their cheers.
-Fleck goes to Arkham again, where he is confronting the therapist on his negative thoughts before meeting his friend again, this time bashing his head in the reception desk's bars. With nurses seeing this, they chase him until he flees and goes to Wayne Manor, where he is meeting Bruce, Thomas's young son, playing with him as a clown. He leaves to his home, where Sophie meets and kisses with him.
+Arthur is imprisoned at Arkham State Hospital, handcuffed. Alone with his psychiatrist, Arthur smokes and laughs to himself. When queried "what's so funny", he responds that he is thinking of a joke. When asked to explain it, he simply responds, "You wouldn't get it," before quietly singing the chorus to ''That's Life''. He then skips and dances down the hall, leaving a trail of bloodied footprints (implying that he has killed his doctor) before being chased by the orderlies.
-In the next morning, he goes to the train as the clown for the talent agency, and, in the train, he sees three men from Wall Street bullying a young woman. Taking the matter personally, he begins manically laughing without reason nor control due to his pathological laughter condition. They bully him, until he shoots them to death and escapes. Following these events, a social anarchistic movement known as The Clowns Resistance are rising to the public's knowledge, and they are wreaking havoc across the city as mutiny against the wealthy and the powerful as well as Thomas Wayne.
-Arthur later goes back to his apartment, where he is interrogated by two detectives, denying any connections to the murders nor the movement. The detectives leave, while he sees Sophie has a new boyfriend, driving him mad and having a psychotic attack in the bank she works in, causing her to be fired with she rejecting him completely. At his work, he is losing his sanity far more faster, and, later develops an alternative personality known as Joker but decides on keeping it in secret before leaving his work to his home. In his apartment, he is brutally murdering three roomates of his, and, later goes seeing his mother. Unknowing why, Penny tells Arthur that she was once the Wayne's housekeeper and that she had a romantic affair with Thomas, resulting Bruce and Arthur becoming stepbrothers. Following this, she lost her work, and encouraged herself and Arthur's late father into abusing Arthur. Accepting the truth in great pain, Arthur later brutally kills his mother, crying while doing so and later completely embraces the Joker personality with designing a clown-like luxury suit and makeup ,dying his hair in green and leaves to Gotham's streets as the new leader of the Clowns Resistance.
-Gordon and Bullock are seeing him ,causing them to realize that Arthur had commited the murders, and chase him all the way into the subway, where the movement begins its mutiny again, allowing him to flee. Now as Joker, Arthur is invited to Franklin's show, where he confronts with Franklin on his words against him as well as on becoming the leader of the movement, explaining his motives and revealing his true intentions; create anarchistic mutiny against the wealthy so the poor can survive. Franklin disagrees with him, resulting Joker shooting him to death ,much to the audience's horror as he laughs and takes a speech to the movement to begin the "real great anarchy".
-Going out to the city streets on an extremely destructive and violent rampage, Joker leads the movement into murdering Thomas and his wife Martha in front of Bruce's eyes at the manor while he is going to continue his rampage, sparing on Sophie's life in the process. The following day, Arthur is seen again by the police, and, they chase him again until he is hit by a taxi and goes into hiding again before the police goes investigating the Wayne Manor, where Bruce falls into a cave full of bats until he is saved by the butler.
-Joker later decides to go to Arkham, out of belief he has unfinished business in the place but not before dancing on the city's stairways to "Benny and the Jets" by Elton John.
 ==Cast==
-*[[Joaquin Phoenix]] as [[Joker (Joaquin Phoenix)|Arthur Fleck / Joker]]
+*[[Joaquin Phoenix]] as [[Joker (Joaquin Phoenix)|Arthur Fleck/Joker]]
-*[[Robert DeNiro]] as [[Murray Franklin]]
+*[[Robert De Niro]] as [[Murray Franklin]]
 *[[Zazie Beetz]] as [[Sophie Dumond]]
 *[[Frances Conroy]] as [[Penny Fleck]]
 *[[Brett Cullen]] as [[Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen)|Thomas Wayne]]
+*[[Marc Maron]] as [[Gene Ufland]]
-*[[Marc Maron]] as [[Ted Macro]]<ref>[https://variety.com/2018/film/news/joaquin-phoenix-joker-movie-marc-maron-1202890764/ Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Movie Eyes ‘Glow’ Star Marc Maron (EXCLUSIVE)] -Variety.com</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/joker-movie-casts-marc-maron-1130990 Marc Maron Joining Joaquin Phoenix in Joker Movie] -THR.com</ref>
-*[[Glenn Fleshler]] as a comedian
+*[[Glenn Fleshler]] as [[Randall]]
-*[[Bryan Callen]] as an aging stripper
+*[[Leigh Gill]] as Gary
-*[[Bill Camp]] as a Gotham City Police Department cop
+*[[Bryan Callen]] as a co-worker of Arthur
+*[[Bill Camp]] as a [[Garrity|Detective Garrity]]
-*[[Shea Whigham]] as a Gotham City Police Department cop
+*[[Shea Whigham]] as a [[Burke|Detective Burke]]
-*[[Josh Pais]]
+*[[Josh Pais]] as [[Hoyt Vaughn]]
 *[[Dante Pereira-Olson]] as [[Bruce Wayne (Dante Pereira-Olson)|Bruce Wayne]]
 *[[Douglas Hodge]] as [[Alfred Pennyworth (Douglas Hodge)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
+*[[Carrie Louise-Putrello]] as [[Martha Wayne (Carrie Louise-Putrello)|Martha Wayne]]
-*[[Brian Tyree Henry]]
+*[[Brian Tyree Henry]] as [[Carl]]
 ==Production==
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 ==Gallery==
+===Unit still photography by [[Niko Tavernise]]===
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+</gallery>
+===Promotional material===
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent" widths="150" captionalign="center" spacing="small" orientation="portrait">
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-Arthur Fleck.jpg
-Joker plastic masks.jpg
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+Joker Movie Poster Discover It In Dolby Cinema.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Paparazzi photos===
+<gallery position="center" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent" widths="150" captionalign="center" spacing="small" orientation="square">
+Arthur Fleck.jpg
+Joker plastic masks.jpg
+Arthur cig.png
+Blueboy.png
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