Leonardo DiCaprio replaces Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker in an awesome piece of fan art.
There’s still a few weeks to go before Joaquin Phoenix takes the world by storm in Todd Phillips’ Joker, but it’s always interesting to picture other actors in the iconic role to imagine what their version of the Joker would turn out like. One name that’s come up a few times is Academy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio. However, Todd Phillips recently debunked a rumor that Leonardo DiCaprio was the first choice for the role in Joker, stating the film was written with Joaquin Phoenix in mind.
Although Todd Phillips denies that Leonardo DiCaprio was ever in the running for the role, a stunning piece of art by digital artist Dalton Barrett imagines the actor as the Joker. The art seemingly takes inspiration from the Joker’s white and purple suit from Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns. While it’s quite clearly Leonardo DiCaprio, the Joker’s iconic smile makes the actor look truly unhinged. Check out the artwork featuring Leonardo DiCaprio below.
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Joker has been getting mostly positive reviews from critics and attendees from its respective screenings at major film festivals, even winning the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Both Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal and Todd Phillips’ direction have received praise.
Would you want to see Leonardo DiCaprio become the Joker on the big screen? Or are you more excited to see Joaquin Phoenix in the role? Let us know in the comments section!
Here is the official synopsis for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker:
Director Todd Phillips “Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night… But finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study.
Directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.
Joker will be released in theaters on October 4, 2019. Stay tuned for the latest news on Leonardo DiCaprio, Joaquin Phoenix and the highly-anticipated movie!
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