Batman-acteur Robert Pattinson liet onlangs een opmerking over Joker-acteur Joaquin Phoenix schrappen uit een interview waardoor het vermoeden ontstond dat de twee het scherm zouden delen in een toekomstige DC-film.

Joker-regisseur Todd Phillips ontkent dat echter hardnekkig. “Niks van,” zegt hij, maar voegt eraan toe dat Pattinsons Batman het tegen een andere versie van zijn aartsvijand zou kunnen opnemen.

“Comics zijn de Amerikaanse tegenhanger van Shakespeare,” zegt Phillips. “Net zoals je talloze versies van Hamlet kunt opvoeren, zullen er in de toekomst vast en zeker nog veel meer Jokers zijn.”

Na zijn triomfantelijke doortocht in Venetië, waar hij de Gouden Leeuw in de wacht sleepte, doet Joker het filmfestival van Toronto aan. Ook daar hebben de critici niks dan lof voor de superheldenfilm.

Een greep uit de reacties:

JOKER doesn’t reinvent the comic book movie, but it’s certainly the scariest one — a taut psychological thriller w/a few horror movie twists. Joaquin Phoenix, though, yikes: Looks like he stepped out of THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, or maybe he’s still trapped there. Astounding.

— erickohn (@erickohn) September 10, 2019

more TK on JOKER, but for now I will say that in the middle of the movie I thought the Venice jury had lost their damn minds, and by the end, I sort of got it

— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) September 10, 2019

#Joker is one of the most unnerving movies I've seen in years. Joaquin Phoenix is astounding – the physicality of his work is especially impressive. It's very well made across the board but I also found it very upsetting & right now I can't shake that. Need to sit with this more.

— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) September 10, 2019

JOKER: Guys…it’s good. A simplistic script is saved by Phoenix’s great performance, Phillips’ impressive direction, Hildur Guðnadóttir’s moody score, and Lawrence Sher’a gorgeous cinematography. This isn’t just a dark drama, it’s a full-blown horror movie. #TIFF19

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) September 10, 2019

#Joker: Wow. Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips summon dark mojo for a descent into madness, for the origin story to beat all origin stories. Forget comic books — this is disturbingly too close to modern alienation to be dismissed as mere fantasy. #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/LfmcDfAwE7

— Peter Howell 🖊 (@peterhowellfilm) September 10, 2019

JOKER: Not your daddy’s #Joker movie. Riveting & engrossing, unnerving & disturbing, intense & very violent. A cross between Taxi Driver, King of Comedy & Network. #JoaquinPhoenix is haunting, very different from Jack & Heath. Need to stew on this one. #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/L1ySwUgzDO

— Scott Mantz 🖖 (@MovieMantz) September 10, 2019

JOKER: The perfect origin story for a lunatic with no origin. Todd Phillips gives DC it’s first true masterpiece. The Clown Prince has never been more deranged, more dangerous, and more real. A brutal work that will have audiences raving. #Joker #JokerMovie #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/laz2oiy5iw

— CinemaBlend (@CinemaBlend) September 10, 2019

#Joker is an extremely ultra violent tale but it’s also a concerning commentary on mental illness, class, feeling ostracized from society. It’s really chilling to watch. #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/pX6z0DdlI9

— Jason Guerrasio (@JasonGuerrasio) September 10, 2019

JOKER is phenomenal. Joaquin Phoenix’s performance is next level. No other performance this year will be able to top this one. There is so much to digest with this film too including its exploration of humanity & mental illness. A Flawless Masterpiece. #JokerMovie #Joker pic.twitter.com/uNIQ11aShV

— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) September 10, 2019

#Joker is DARK. Really violent, and Joaquin Phoenix’s performance is astounding. Crowd gasped and said “oh my god” several times. Need some time to think about this psychological thriller. #TIFF19

— Beatrice Verhoeven (@bverhoev) September 10, 2019

#JOKER feels like the first anarchist blockbuster…? Need a sleep to wrestle with it. Joaquin Phoenix has demons and we’re lucky for it. The guy’s astonishing. #TIFF19

— Nigel Smith (@nigelmfs) September 10, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix lives up to the hype in Joker. Beautifully shot. Great production design. Percolating on the rest…#TIFF19

— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) September 10, 2019

JOKER: That’s a whole lot of set-up to land the kill(ing?) joke. But Phoenix makes the punchline stick in a big way. Warning: You may feel the need to wash this movie off afterwards. It’s a shaggy dog story purposefully covered in fleas.

— Ethan Alter (@ethanalter) September 10, 2019

Bron: IndieWire, IndieWire