Forever alone in a crowd, Arthur Fleck seeks connection. Yet, as he trods the sooted Gotham City streets and rides the graffitied mass transit rails of a hostile town teeming with division and dissatisfaction, Arthur wears two masks. One, he paints on for his day job as a clown. The other he can never remove; it’s the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel he’s a part of the world around him, and not the misunderstood man whom life is repeatedly beating down. Fatherless, Arthur has a fragile mother, arguably his best friend, who nicknamed him Happy, a moniker that’s fostered in Arthur a smile that hides the heartache beneath. But, when bullied by teens on the streets, taunted by suits on the subway, or simply teased by his fellow clowns at work, this social outlier only becomes even more out of sync with everyone around him. Directed, co-written and produced by Todd Phillips, “Joker” is the filmmaker’s original vision of the infamous DC villain, an origin story infused with, but distinctly outside, the character’s more traditional mythologies. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. Longing for any light to shine on him, he tries his hand as a stand-up comic, but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty and, ultimately, betrayal, Arthur makes one bad decision after another that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty, allegorical character study. Three-time Oscar nominee Phoenix (“The Master,” “Walk the Line,” “Gladiator”) stars in the titular role alongside Oscar winner Robert De Niro (“Raging Bull,” “The Godfather: Part II”). The film also stars Zazie Beetz (TV’s “Atlanta,” “Deadpool 2”), Frances Conroy (TV’s “American Horror Story,” Hulu’s “Castle Rock”), Brett Cullen (“42,” Netflix’s “Narcos”), Glenn Fleshler (TV’s “Billions,” “Barry”), Bill Camp (“Red Sparrow,” “Molly’s Game”), Shea Whigham (“First Man,” “Kong: Skull Island”), Marc Maron (TV’s “Maron,” “GLOW”), Douglas Hodge (“Red Sparrow,” TV’s “Penny Dreadful”), Josh Pais (upcoming “Motherless Brooklyn,” “Going in Style”) and Leigh Gill (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”). Oscar nominee Phillips (“Borat,” “The Hangover” trilogy) directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Oscar-nominated writer Scott Silver (“The Fighter”), based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips and Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born,” “American Sniper”) under their Joint Effort banner, and Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff (“The Wolf of Wall Street”). It was executive produced by Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Aaron L. Gilbert, Joseph Garner, Richard Baratta, and Bruce Berman. Behind the scenes, Phillips was joined by director of photography Lawrence Sher (“Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” “The Hangover” trilogy), production designer Mark Friedberg (“If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Selma”), editor Jeff Groth (“War Dogs,” “The Hangover Part III”), and Oscar-winning costume designer Mark Bridges (“Phantom Thread,” “The Artist”). The music is by Hildur Guðnadóttir (HBO’s “Chernobyl,” “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”). Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in Association with BRON Creative, a Joint Effort Production, a Film by Todd Phillips, “Joker.”

Laufzeit:

122 mins

Darsteller:

Leaf Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Josh Pais, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Leaf Phoenix, David Iacono, Isabella Ferreira, Mandela Bellamy, Sondra James, Victor Best Jr, Victor Best Jr, Victor Best Jr, Ray Iannicelli, Ray Rosario, Scott Martin, Edward Sass, Jaine Ye, Keith Buterbaugh, Dj Nino Carta, Jane Fergus, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Adrienne Lovette, Matthias Sebastiun Garry, Brandon Essig, Zak Takowsky, James Ciccone, Aynsleigh Dann, Jason John Cicalese, George Signoriello, Dante Pereira-Olson, Jamaal Burcher, Alonzo Wright, Michael Lepre, Joey Pedras, Frank Volpe, Jolie Chan, Frank Stellato, Evan Rosado, Ryan Funigiello, Mark Lotito, Tamiz U. Rezvi, Celeste Pisapía, Chuck Taber, Marko Caka, Larry Gurreri, Jesse Schratz, Mary Kate Malat, Al Cardone, Alexander Mercier, Rose Maria Wilde, Jon Douglas Rainey, Gino D'Cafango, Jim Cleary, Keith Schneider, Rich Campbell, Jeannine Adornetto, Ben Heyman, Leigh Gill, Lana McLellan, Vincent Cucuzza, Sharon Washington, Jivan Xander Ramesh, Kim Brockington, Vito Gerbino, Adam James, Loretta Anne Miller, Robert Grondski, Alex Xenos, Dash Gillenwater, Mick O'Rourke, Phiona C Foster, Damian Emmanuel, Elizabeth Bluhm, Tony D. Head, David Valentino Penaga, Michael Bascle, Annie Pisapia, Charles S. Leahy, Danny Schoch, John Cashin, Alontae Myson Williams, Brian Tyree Henry, Paul Kulis, Umar Abrams, Jaidon Walls, Gary Gulman, Blaise Corrigan, Matt Bruzzio, Victor Gaspar, Caillou Pettis, Ben Warheit, Mick Szal, Dontae Hawkins, Sean Kilkenny, Carl Lundstedt, Lauren Yaffe, Chris Angerman, Brendan Patrick Connor, Vincent Tumeo, Johanna R. Griesé, Melanie Christine Leon-Soon, Julia Weldon, Brayson Goss, Winslow Bright, Xavyer Ureña, Murphy Guyer, Carrie Louise Putrello, Hannah Gross, April Grace, Sam Morril, Chris Redd, Demetrius Dotson II, Greer Barnes, Peter Benson, Mike Troll, Jeff McCarthy, Troy Roberts, Lou Young, Michael-Scott Druckenmiller, Austin Craig, John Cenatiempo, Roger Squitero, Jack Wilkins, Rocco Luna, Steven Elson, Graham Mabry, John Alldred, Craig Austin, Justin Theroux, Adam Quezada

Regisseu:

Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, Geoff Johns, Jon Berg, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Berman, Michael Uslan, Jason Cloth, Aaron L. Gilbert, Walter Hamada, David J. Webb, Anjay Nagpal

Drehbuch:

Todd Phillips, Scott Silver

Produzent:

Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, Geoff Johns, Jon Berg, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Berman, Michael Uslan, Jason Cloth, Aaron L. Gilbert, Walter Hamada, David J. Webb, Anjay Nagpal

Produktionsjahr: r

2019

Datum der Veröffentlichung:

Kinostart:

01/10/2019