Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he was considered for the Joker role in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.

"I can't imagine what it would be if we didn't have Heath Ledger's performance in that film, right?" said Phoenix, who went on to play the character later ...

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His portrayal in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was phenomenal. But what most fans don’t know? One of the Joker’s most distinct mannerisms – his lip-licking habit – wasn’t scripted.

Before he played the starring role in 2019’s Joker, Joaquin Phoenix was close to landing the same role in The Dark Knight. The actor recently revealed The Dark Knight’s director Chris Nolan ...

Phoenix admitted that he just wasn’t ready to play the Batman villain when Nolan was developing “The Dark Knight.” “I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about ‘The Dark Knight’ and that ...

Heath Ledger famously portrayed the Clown Prince of Crime in a posthumous Oscar-winning turn. By Christy Piña Associate Editor Phoenix sat down for Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast (below ...

Did you watch The Batman? Did you see the beatings ... That certainly gives The Penguin and all the other gangsters free reign to run amok. Call it their summer vacation, except it always seems ...

Phoenix’s performances followed on from the late Heath Ledger ’s performance as the Joker in Christopher Nolan ’s The Dark Night, a role Phoenix was also considered for. Speaking on Rick Rubin’s ...

Ledger went on to win a posthumous Oscar as best supporting actor in The Dark Knight, so both Phoenix and Nolan’s instincts turned out to be right. This article first appeared on Men's Journal ...