Joker is only a few weeks from debuting in theaters, but Warner Bros. has just given fans a pretty prominent new look at the upcoming film. The studio recently released a batch of over 20 photos from the film, which draws inspiration from the iconic DC Comics villain.
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The photos showcase quite a lot of Joaquin Phoenix‘s Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who is driven to madness in a corrupt Gotham City. Also present among the photos are Robert De Niro‘s Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz‘s Sophie, and Frances Conroy‘s Penny Fleck, as well as several behind-the-scenes shots involving director Todd Phillips.
“We didn’t follow anything from the comic-books, which people are gonna be mad about,” Phillips explained in a recent interview. “We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from. That’s what was interesting to me. We’re not even doing Joker, but the story of becoming Joker. It’s about this man.”
Scroll through to check out all of the photos!
Arthur
A Song in Your Heart
Put on a Happy Face
On the Run
Menacing
Ta-Da
Deep in Thought
Joaquin and Todd
Dance
Mother and Son
Backstage
Train
Arthur and Sophie
Makeup
Performing
Robert and Todd
Applause
Preparing
Sophie
Murray
Watching
