Darren Aronofsky says his ‘Batman’ film got scrapped because he wanted to cast Joaquin Phoenix

We got to witness Russell Crowe's most cherished performance to date, as the brave Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator for the very time on May 5, 2000. The Ridley Scott directorial also helped to establish Joaquin Phoenix's rise to stardom where he electrified in the antagonist's role as the vile Commodus.

Joaquin Phoenix heads back to his car after an errand in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (May 5).

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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness was released in March. And in the past few weeks, the true-crime series has managed to break the internet. It has taken the internet by storm and people can’t stop talking about it. Following the docu-series’ overwhelming success, various celebrities are coming forward in support of the big cats, Variety reported. The list includes Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix, who has urged the US Government to pass The Big Cat Public Safety Act.

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Rooney Mara wears a giant black hat and face mask while getting in a walk in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon (April 23).

Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck have severed more ties after selling the New York penthouse the former friends bought together.

Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix, who are former brother-in-laws, haven’t spoken in years and now they have sold the New York City apartment that they purchased together.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky recently revealed that he came very close to casting Joaquin Phoenix as Batman in the 2000s, but had to drop the idea because the studio thought it wasn’t a good idea. During an interview with Empire recalled how he was roped in to helm a batman film back in the day but because Warner Bros.

Joaquin Phoenix was once director Darren Aronofsky’s first choice to play Batman.

Joaquin Phoenix was once director Darren Aronofsky‘s first choice to play Batman.

Joaquin Phoenix won plenty of acclaim for his performance in Joker as the titular villain – but he was originally approached to play the opposite superhero role: Batman!

Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for playing the Joker but he would have been on the other side of the law as Batman if director Darren Aronofsky had his way.

Joaquin Phoenix urged the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to release some prisoners amid the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The Hollywood actor put forward his request in a video posted by the Aging People in Prison Campaign’s twitter handle.