One of Gotham's most famous villains arrived at the Venice Film Festival on...
Villain in Venice: Joaquin Phoenix goes from tragic to comic in "Joker"VENICE, Italy - One of Gotham’s most famous villains arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, in a standalone dark story telling the origins of the Joker.
Set in the early 1980s, when Bruce Wayne is still a child and years away from becoming the DC Comics superhero, the movie, which premiered at the festival, begins with Gotham in turmoil with rubbish piling up on the streets. Alienated and fragile, he begins to morph into Joker, unwillingly inspiring others in a fractured and violent Gotham.
Director Todd Phillips, known for “The Hangover” films and “War Dog”, said he took inspiration from character study movies from the 1970s.
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