James McAvoy says he was a last-minute addition to Split after Joaquin Phoenix dropped out of the movie just before shooting was to begin. James McAvoy did such an incredible job juggling multiple characters in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role, but McAvoy was actually a last-minute … Read more
Joker: Folie à Deux is a full-blown musical — but it was almost a full-blown musical on Broadway. That was apparently the original vision that Joaquin Phoenix had for the film. And this is an almost literal vision. As Phoenix told Variety, while he and director Todd Phillips were still working on the original Joker, the star “fell … Read more
Joaquin Phoenix could potentially find himself in legal trouble because of his exit from Todd Haynes’ yet untitled same-sex romance drama film five days before the production was to commence in Guadalajara, Mexico. The acclaimed actor’s decision resulted in a major outrage on social media and beyond. And now it seems that it might have … Read more
This is not a joke: The Joker sequel is a full-blown musical. The first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux is here, and it confirms that the film will feature a Joker (once again played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix) with a song in his heart. He will be joined by Lady Gaga, who will play this Joker’s … Read more
Engaged celebrity couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are quite the dynamic duo. While their scrapped project The Island is attempting to recover due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, they also have another project up their sleeves. Phoenix and Mara will make a deal with you- if you watch the environmental documentary The Smell of Money, … Read more
Ridley Scott‘s highly anticipated Napoleon is now playing in theaters. If that weren’t enough to lure you off your couches this Thanksgiving, Napoleon features a talented cast led by the brilliant Joaquin Phoenix. Phoenix has entertained audiences since the ’80s—remember SpaceCamp?—and continues to flex his acting muscles in unique ways. In case you need more … Read more
After being reportedly scrapped earlier this year, a new report from World of Reel suggests that director Pawel Pawlikowski is attempting to revive his film The Island. What is the status of The Island? The project — set to star Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara — was supposed to begin filming in May. However, the … Read more
Director Spike Jonze hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013’s Her, but according to a recent report, the director is working on a Netflix series that could feature Joaquin Phoenix. Spike Jonze reportedly working on a sci-fi series Details of the series first popped up in a report from Puck last year, which noted that … Read more
During Apple’s 2023 WWDC event, the company gave a very brief tease of Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated Napoleon. The latest clip came during a highlight reel of Apple’s upcoming slate of content. In the short sequence, we get a brief look of a large ship, before Joaquin Phoenix’s titular Napoleon appears. Nothing more was shown, … Read more
Todd Phillips took to Instagram to announce that joker 2 has finally wrapped after four months of filming. The director also shared two new images from the movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in character. “That’s a wrap,Phillips wrote in the caption. “Thanks to these two (+ the entire cast) and the BEST crew … Read more