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Harvey Pekar maintained, “Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.” The potential of that sacred combination and the history of DC Comics began nearly a century ago. In 1934 an enterprising Capricorn (aren’t they all) and pulp writer by the name of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson started National Allied Publications, the company that would become DC Comics and go on to beget such super hero luminaries as Batman and Superman.

“The Joker” — his No. 1 single with his namesake band — it was decades before marijuana would become legal anywhere.“Ooh, hush hush — that was, like, secret talk in 1973,” Miller, 79, told The Post with a laugh.

iconic steps made even more infamous by co-star Joaquin Phoenix in his first “Joker” film.The “Poker Face” singer, Oscar winner Phoenix and “Joker: Folie à Deux” director Todd Phillps were caught on location with the former two in full costume and makeup.In one tweet posted by a peeping fan, viewers can see and hear the 37-year-old pop superstar singing at the top of her lungs and dancing while crew members attempted to shield her from view. Also in the video, a squadron of police officers appear to confront Gaga.“SHE’S SINGING AND DANCING DOWN THE STAIRS!!!,” reads the hysterical social media alert to Gaga’s many Little Monsters.

Hold My Hand” featured in “Top Gun: Maverick,” but had to turn down the offer due to scheduling conflicts, Oscars producer Glenn Weiss confirmed Wednesday during the Oscars Creative Team press conference.“We invited all five nominees. We have a great relationship with Lady Gaga and her camp.

Batman fans have clamored for a while now that Willem Dafoe would be a great fit to play The Joker in a movie at some point. And Dafoe has acknowledged that interest, like in his monologue when he hosted “Saturday Night Live” last year.

Iconic genre filmmaker Joe Dante is currently promoting his Scream Factory and Shout Factory TV takeover entitled “Joe Dante’s Film Inferno.” Taking place on September 3 on Screamfactorytv.com at 3pm ET, during the “Inferno,” the legendary director of ’80s classics like “Gremlins,” “Explorers,” and many more, will introduce and guide you through seven underrated classic feature films from the Shout Factory/Scream Factory catalog, including films like Roger Corman’s “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill,” and more.

social media. Even though Phillips shared a photo of Phoenix, 47, reading the script, he has not yet signed a deal for the sequel.Details of the plot are not yet known, but Deadline reports that the “Bad Romance” singer will play Harley Quinn, the Joker’s psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum who falls in love with him and becomes his sidekick. It’s believed that Gaga’s Harley Quinn will exist in a different DC universe from Margot Robbie’s in the “Suicide Squad” movies.The sequel is set to have many differences from the first film, including that it will be a musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Joker,” released in 2019, had a record-breaking opening weekend and grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.

posting a series of images to Instagram, including a red script cover with the title “Joker: Folie à Deux,” as well as a shot of Oscar-winning franchise star Joaquin Phoenix smoking while reading the screenplay. The script cover lists the writers as Phillips and Scott Silver, who both penned the first installment.The official Warner Bros.

Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” includes a haunting cackle that has fans speculating about sequels with Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader — and which Gotham villains he might be up against.(Warning: This article contains spoilers for “The Batman.”)Listed in credits as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” in the film, out Friday, Barry Keoghan played a fellow jailbird to Paul Dano’s The Riddler, who gets thrown in the slammer at Arkham Asylum.When Riddler asked who the mysterious convict hiding in the shadows of the next cell is, Keoghan cryptically responded, “Well, that’s the question.”And it was certainly the question on fans’ minds, with many speculating the “Dunkirk” actor’s brief cameo was The Joker, especially since his grinning face was largely hidden.Director Reeves was cryptic about who exactly Keoghan, 29, played, but alluded that viral speculation about The Joker sneak peek was correct.“He’s who you think he is,” Reeves told press last month, Insider reported. “I would say the thing about the movie is that it isn’t a Batman origin story, but it is the origin story of every rogues’ gallery character that you come across.

One of the most polarizing films of the last few years, at least on social media, Todd Phillips’ “Joker” movie was released two years ago today. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Arthur Fleck / Joker character, a mentally ill man experiencing the worst few weeks of his life until he’s pushed over the edge of sanity, the movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and ultimately won two prizes including a Best Actor Oscar for Phoenix.

apparent slip of the tongue his lawyer Warren Dern made within a lengthy Hollywood Reporter industry report. Hipster movie blog Screen Rant called out Dern’s info leak — and now fans are making the apparent leak go viral with a vengeance.And even though Warner Bros.

the 2021 extended cut of “Justice League,” he looks absolutely terrifying. “It was always my intention to bring Joker into that world,” the DC flick’s director, Zack Snyder, told Vanity Fair, which first published the photos of Leto’s new look this week.

He who laughs last, laughs best, and thus Jared Leto might be cackling right now. In yet another twist in the Zack Snyder/ “Justice League” saga, Leto has been tapped to reprise his role as the Joker in the currently titled “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” coming to HBO Max sometime in 2021.

Joaquin Phoenix has called on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to release some prisoners in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It all starts with the script — and on Monday, the Writers Guild Awards announced their nominations for 2020's best screenplays. The original screenplay field proved the most fun, with the inclusion of awards season dark horses like and alongside anticipated nominees, and .

The 2020 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama went to Joaquin Phoenix for his titular performance in. The award was handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Sunday, during a live ceremony hosted by Ricky Gervais. He beat out Christian Bale (), Antonio Banderas (), Adam Driver () and Jonathan Pryce ().