Awesome as movies like Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home have proven to be, there’s just a different sort of electricity surrounding the upcoming Joker film that separates it from other comic book movies debuting in 2019. Aside from the fact that it’s geared toward mature audiences exclusively, the overall tone puts it in a category altogether different from the aforementioned summer blockbusters. In other words, think of it as being more along the line of, say, Taxi Driver.
Having already rejected Marvel Studios’ offers to succeed Edward Norton as the Hulk and to suit up as Doctor Strange, I must say that I was surprised to see Phoenix dabble in this genre. I mean, he did guest star on the Superboy TV show when he was a child, but that was seemingly a lifetime ago. Since then, the acclaimed actor has established himself as a force in Hollywood.
Having already rejected Marvel Studios’ offers to succeed Edward Norton as the Hulk and to suit up as Doctor Strange, I must say that I was surprised to see Phoenix dabble in this genre. I mean, he did guest star on the Superboy TV show when he was a child, but that was seemingly a lifetime ago. Since then, the acclaimed actor has established himself as a force in Hollywood.
- 8/20/2019
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