With the clapper board at the ready the Joker used New York as its backrop, which is well known to be the “Real Gotham” rather than Chicago (Dark Knight Trilogy) or in New Jersey (DC Extended Universe).
In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker.
With his dirty green hair The Joker is constantly looking behind as he runs past several bystanders.
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As the shot develops he is hit by a yellow taxi. Then it is clear the Joker is being pursued by co-stars Shea Whigham and Bill Camp, who play Detective Burke and Detective Garrity respectively.
Filming under an elevated train station in The Bronx, New York camera crew can be spotted behind pillars and cars to get these great shots.
“Is It Just Me Or Is It Getting Crazier Out There” Poster”: This artwork of The Joker by Tikee Art is particularly cool. You can own a print via Amazon by clicking the pic.
At one point the Joker runs past a bystander wearing a flat cap who has his own clown mask on carrying a cardboard sign.
According to The Joker Wiki Fandom page these are “protesters donning clown masks in the unidentified killer’s image” after three “murders unintentionally start a protest movement against Gotham’s rich”.
In our final video, Arthur Fleck takes off his Joker mask while on a phone call in a Gotham City street booth at Pearl Street & Front Street in Brooklyn, New York.
Arthur bangs his head on the side of the phone booth before his clown wig falls off.
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In between takes, Joaquin then had a black sheet to cover himself up.
This was shot at the time when not many images or footage had been released so the crew and actors were determined to cover up as much as possible.
“Put On A Happy Face” The Joker / Arthur Fleck Playing Card Poster: This poster shows both the Joker and Arthur Fleck as a cool playing card with the tagline “Put On A Happy Face” written on the edges. Check out the poster on Amazon by clicking the image.
A Joker sequel is in the works at Warner Bros. Studios. According to Collider.com Todd Phillips wanted to create a new DC Universe called “DC Black”.
Joaquin Phoenix reportedly even had the on-set photographer help him mock up some The Joker 2 “what-if” posters! Check out the full storyhere.
So I did a photo shoot with the on-set photographer and we made posters where I photoshopped Joker into 10 classic movies: Rosemary’s Baby, Raging Bull, Yentl. If you see it, you’re like, ‘Yeah, I’d watch that movie.’ Yentl with Joker? That would be amazing!
There have been twenty actors who have played the Joker including; Heath Ledger, Mark Hamill, Jack Nicholson, Cesar Romero, Cameron Monaghan, John DiMaggio, Zach Galifianakis, Troy Baker and Anthony Ingruber.
Michael Emerson, Larry Storch, Jason Spisak, Kevin Michael Richardson, Richard Epcar, Jared Leto, Christopher Corey Smith, Jeff Bergman, Jeff Bennett and Lennie Weinrib also played the Joker in various formats.