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social media post, on the eve of the film’s premiere, “a media conglomerate that shall remain nameless sent me an angry letter (misreported as a “cease and desist”) pressuring to not screen.”“The People’s Joker” is a mixed media film set in Gotham City that re-imagines Batman villain the Joker as a trans person in a city where comedy has been criminalized. As an independent film, it was made by Drew without permission from Warner Bros.

Over a career that has taken her from child actor to the director’s chair, Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley has spent enough time on set to have a feel for the standard rhythms of a shoot.

Batman universe called The People’s Joker has been pulled from Toronto International Film Festival.The film, which reimagines the character of the Joker through a transgender origin story, had one public screening before the rest were cancelled over “rights issues”.A message on the TIFF ticketing page reads: “The filmmaker has withdrawn this film due to rights issues. We apologise for any inconvenience.

website, writer-director-star Vera Drew asked audiences to “stay tuned and stay with me.”“I have no clue how today goes and my team wants me to say nothing of course so I’ll stay vague…but whatever happens in the next few hours, I want you to know…if you’ve been waiting and aching to watch our movie, ur going to get to soon,” she wrote on Twitter. “Stay tuned and stay with me.

$1 billion worldwide and earned 12 Oscar nominations, with Phoenix winning his first Oscar for his performance as struggling comedian Arthur Fleck, aka The Joker.“Folie a Deux” roughly translates to “shared madness,” which may be a comment on how the Joker tapped into the boiling rage of Gotham City over its growing inequality, leading to the original film’s dramatic climax in which Batman’s future arch nemesis dances on top of a police car as a rioting crowd cheers him on.While specific plot details haven’t been unveiled, much of the film is expected to take place within Arkham Asylum after Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck has been sent there following the events of the prior film, and it is even expected to have musical elements throughout.Lofland first broke out opposite Matthew McConaughey and Tye Sheridan in the 2013’s “Mud.” Lofland also played Aris in the “Maze Runner” franchise.

$1 billion worldwide and earned 12 Oscar nominations, with Joaquin Phoenix winning his first Oscar for his performance as struggling comedian Arthur Fleck, aka The Joker.“Folie a Deux” roughly translates to “shared madness,” which may be a comment on how the Joker tapped into the boiling rage in Gotham City over its growing inequality, leading to the original film’s dramatic climax in which Batman’s future arch nemesis dances on top of a police car as a rioting crowd cheers him on.While specific plot details haven’t been unveiled, much of the film is expected to take place within Arkham Asylum after Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck has been sent there following the events of the prior film, and it is even expected to have musical elements throughout.Keener was most recently seen in Netflix’s “The Adam Project” opposite Ryan Reynolds and Mark Ruffalo.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media Brendan Gleeson, currently generating Oscar buzz for his work in “The Banshees of Inisherin,” is about to move from the west coast of Ireland to the seedy streets of Gotham City. The veteran character actor is set to appear in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Variety has confirmed, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, who play the clown prince of chaos and his main squeeze, Harley Quinn. Todd Phillips, who directed Phoenix to an Oscar in 2019’s “Joker,” returns as director. But whereas the first film played like a comic book riff on Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver,” the follow-up is a musical, albeit more in the vein of “A Star is Born” than “West Side Story” or “Singing in the Rain.”

Ethan Shanfeld Many actors have taken a stab at playing the Penguin (aka Oswald Cobblepot) over the years, but Danny DeVito’s strange, hilarious and grotesque turn as the Gotham City mobster in “Batman Returns” has stood the test of time. Most recently, Colin Farrell put a darker spin on the villain in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson. Hooked up to a lie detector test for Vanity Fair, DeVito was forced to share his opinion on Farrell’s performance, saying: “I love Colin. He’s a terrific guy. My Penguin was better.” DeVito then looked over at the polygraph examiner and asked, “Was that the truth? It most certainly was. In my opinion.” Both actors personified the Gotham villain in distinct contexts, with DeVito embodying Tim Burton’s gothic camp style and Farrell operating within the moody noir of Reeves’ pic.

Zazie Beetz is in talks to return for the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à deux.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear on good authority that Zazie Beetz is in talks to reprise her role as Sophie Dumond in the Todd Phillips directed Warner Bros/DC sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. 

Crew members on the doomed Batgirl movie predicted it would flop amid concerns over its script.

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses a few plot developments in “The Sandman,” currently streaming on Netflix.When viewers watch the ending credits for Netflix’s new series “The Sandman” — the long-anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed graphic novel series chronicling the phantasmagoric exploits of Morpheus, aka Dream, aka the Sandman (Tom Sturridge) — they’ll behold the curious sight of the logo for DC Entertainment. Indeed, “The Sandman” was published by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, from 1989 to 1996, and in the first two volumes, which make up Season 1 of the Netflix series, there are several direct references to and characters from the wider world of DC Comics.

$1 billion worldwide and earned 12 Oscar nominations, with Joaquin Phoenix winning his first Oscar for his performance as struggling comedian Arthur Fleck, aka The Joker.“Folie a Deux” roughly translates to “shared madness,” which may be a comment on how the Joker tapped into the boiling rage in Gotham City over its growing inequality, leading to the original film’s dramatic climax in which Batman’s future arch nemesis dances on top of a police car as a rioting crowd cheers him on.According to an insider with knowledge of the project, a lot of the “Joker” sequel takes place inside Arkham Asylum.Deadline first reported the news.

The Batman legacy lives on.

He may be Batman — but that doesn’t mean Michael Keaton has actually … seen a DC (or Marvel!) film.

Director Matt Reeves breathed new life into the “Batman” franchise with his gritty, David Fincher-inspired take on Gotham City with “The Batman.” And Warner Bros. is so impressed with Reeves’ work that they have a feature film sequel along with two television spinoffs in development.

Gotham Knights has been revealed during San Diego Comic-Con 2022, which dives into the character and mechanics of Batgirl.Released on July 21, the trailer shows off some in-game footage of Batgirl, one of Gotham Knights’ four playable characters, as she dishes some beatdowns on criminals.Check out the trailer on the DC YouTube channel below.“Gotham City still has a Bat, and she’s going to make sure everyone knows it,” reads the description. “Protecting people runs in her veins and will always be a part of who she is, no matter her identity.

Gas prices may be sky high, but that’s not stopping the debut of Batwheels, DC’s first animated Batman preschool series.

Christina Ricci is taking on a new role.

Wilson Chapman editorEverybody’s favorite queer supervillain couple is finally back. The first trailer for “Harley Quinn” Season 3 has been released, with the popular adult animated series set to make its debut as an HBO Max Original on July 28.“Harley Quinn” follows the misadventures of its title character, a Batman villain first created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini for 1992’s “Batman: The Animated Series.” The series begins with Harley (voiced by Kaley Cuoco), long defined by her obsessive love and abusive relationship with the Joker (Alan Tudyk), striking out on her own to become Gotham City’s No.

Netflix’s “The Sandman” and The CW’s “Riverdale” are also headed to Hall H. “The Sandman” panel will feature a special presentation followed by a Q&A, while the “Riverdale” cast and producers will gather for their finale appearance together at the Con.Other panels announced for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed its lineup for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con which runs July 21-24.

posting a series of images to Instagram, including a red script cover with the title “Joker: Folie à Deux,” as well as a shot of Oscar-winning franchise star Joaquin Phoenix smoking while reading the screenplay. The script cover lists the writers as Phillips and Scott Silver, who both penned the first installment.The official Warner Bros.

“Joker: Folie a Deux” and, in another shot, a sitting Joaquin Phoenix appearing to read through it.In 2019, “Joker” became one of the most successful comic-book movies ever, both at the box office and on the awards circuit. After surprising the film world by winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, “Joker” became the first R-rated movie ever to gross $1 billion worldwide and earned 12 Oscar nominations, with Phoenix winning his first Oscar for his performance as struggling comedian Arthur Fleck, a.k.a.

“The Batman” is one of the most gorgeous movies of the year, full of richly imagined environments and beautiful sets, which makes the home video release of the movie (it’s now on digital HD, Blu-ray, and, crucially 4K HD Blu-ray) even more essential. Now you can properly luxuriate in filmmaker Matt Reeves’ unique, perpetually rain-soaked vision of Gotham City and search for all the hidden clues and details.If for some reason you haven’t seen “The Batman,” it follows a new Dark Knight in his second year of operation (played, with brooding intensity, by Robert Pattinson) as he goes up against the Riddler (Paul Dano), as he cuts a bloody swath through Gotham City’s underworld, targeting politicians and criminals alike (although the line is a bit blurry, especially in Gotham).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorOn Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, right next to a Chik-fil-A, is Spyscape — a two-floor, futuristic-looking museum/interactive experience space that gives spycraft lovers a close-up look at the world of espionage.Now DC’s famed Caped Crusader is about to swoop down on Spyscape.Batman x Spyscape is a hybrid experience that uses a live-updating smartphone app to guide visitors through the physical headquarters of Leviathan, the criminal organization from the DC Universe. The attraction is set to open to the public on Wednesday, June 8.Spyscape founder John Hunt gave Variety a sneak peek at the installation this week (although he requested that we not share photos from inside).

Batman fans already knew Michael Keaton would return to the DCEU as the Caped Crusader in the upcoming “The Flash.” And now the directing pair behind HBO Max‘s upcoming “Batgirl” movie officially confirms Keaton’s back for their take on Gotham City, too, though the rumors and set photos, yes, were in overdrive for a while now. READ MORE: ‘Batgirl’: Leslie Grace Teases Early Discussions About Sequel In an interview with Insider, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah decided to drop the news.

The Batman legacy lives on.