Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in 'Joker: Folie à Deux' and Heath Ledger as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Joaquin Phoenix had his turn at playing the ...
Phoenix does not recall how seriously Nolan considered him for the role that went to Heath Ledger, and he isn't sure he would have taken it if it was offered to him. “I remember I talked to ...
The actor chatted with Rick Rubin for his Tetragrammaton podcast, in which Phoenix revealed that Christopher Nolan approached him for the role in 2008’s The Dark Knight that ended up going to ...