Joaquin Phoenix heads back to his car after an errand in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (May 5).
17.04.2020 - 19:19 / etcanada.com
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.
In a new interview with Empire, the “Mother!” director recalls his attempts to get a movie based on Batman: Year One off the ground, with Phoenix playing the Caped Crusader, in the early 2000s. Aronofsky reveals Warner Bros. balked at the casting of Phoenix, instead wanting to go for an entirely different actor.
RELATED: Joaquin Phoenix Calls
Joaquin Phoenix heads back to his car after an errand in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (May 5).
Freddie Prinze Jr. was photographed on a rare outing with his 7-year-old son, Rocky James Prinze on Sunday afternoon. The Scooby Doo actor, 44, was pictured walking with his son after they rode skateboards around Pacific Palisades, CA. Freddie’s wife, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar and the couple’s 10-year-old daughter, Charlotte Grace were not pictured.
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.
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.
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.
The studio wanted someone very different to take on the superhero's role
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 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.
Everyone’s favourite foster kid is back and all grown up.