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Release Date:
Friday, October 4, 2019 Nationwide
for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and brief sexual images
Plot: What's the story about?
Joker centers around the iconic arch-nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
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Who stars in Joker: Cast List
Joaquin Phoenix ... The Joker
Joker: Folie à Deux, Napoleon
Joker: Folie à Deux, The Bad Guys 2
Ezra, Killers of the Flower Moon
What Is Life Worth, The Bad Guys 2
6 Souls, Nimona
Douglas Hodge ... Alfred Pennyworth
The Report, Diana
Dante Pereira-Olson ... Young Bruce Wayne
The Burial, Drive-Away Dolls
The Long Game, The Dark Knight Rises
Suburbicon, Werewolves Within
Assassination of a High School President, That Awkward Moment
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two, The Silver Linings Playbook
Who's making Joker: Crew List
A look at the Joker behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Todd Phillips last directed War Dogs and The Hangover Part III. The film's writer Todd Phillips last wrote War Dogs and The Hangover Part II.
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Production: What we know about Joker?
Key Facts
- Robert De Niro would play a talk show host who is somehow instrumental in the Joker’s origin (Hollywood Reporter, 7/23/18).
- Zazie Beetz would play a single mother who catches the interest of the man who becomes the Joker (Hollywood Reporter, 7/19/18).
- The story will take place in the ’80s and have more of the look of a gritty crime drama (Variety, 7/8/18).
- Martin Scorsese may produce in some capacity, but sources tell THR that his involvement is far from assured (Hollywood Reporter, 8/19/17).
- Based on the DC Comics character created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson.
Filming Timeline
- 2019 - September: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2018 - November: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2018 - September: The film was set to Production status.
- 2018 - July: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Expected to shoot fall 2018.
- 2018 - April: The film was set to Development status.
- 2017 - August: The film was set to Announced status.
Joker Release Date: When was the film released?
Joker was a Nationwide release in 2019 on Friday, October 4, 2019. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including The Climbers, Lucy in the Sky and Semper Fi.
Joker DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Joker was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 .