Overnight the crew of Joker appear to have been working hard on a riot sequence set in a Gotham subway station. Thankfully for us there are plenty of set photos and videos which have been released thanks to TMZ.
Todd Phillips may have released the makeup test video knowing that location shooting would mean photos of Phoenix in makeup would be leaked sooner rather than later.
The scene appears to be Arthur, in full Joker garb, causing a riot in the subway with hundreds of extras in clown makeup. As they storm off the train utter chaos ensues in the station as Arthur calmly walks on. Perhaps this could be from later in the movie?
First up here is a video of Phoenix in action during the riot scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9JZJor6rs
Next up here are links to the photos from the set:
Joaquin Phoenix looks so creepy as the Joker filming his upcoming movie in NYC! See tons of set pics: https://t.co/BhrpUCPamu
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) September 23, 2018
Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, also starring are Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.
Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film is being produced by Phillips and Bradley Cooper under their Joint Effort banner, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It is executive produced by Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner and Bruce Berman.
Joker will be released on October 4, 2019. For all our Joker coverage head to our archive!
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