the longer Clown: Pas de deux As the press tour continues, the more we learn about the behind-the-scenes work ethic and psychology behind Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning actors Arthur Fleck and Joaquin Phoenix. Now joining the ranks of media hot facts about Phoenix is a tidbit about how he was originally chosen to reunite with his family. logo Director M. Night Shyamalan talks 2016 psychological thriller Split.
In a recent episode with Josh Horowitz happy sad confused podcast, Don’t say bad words Star James McAvoy has revealed that Phoenix is set to star as the multi-personality character Kevin Wendell Crumb. Phoenix split like bananas, according to McAvoy Split Shyamalan began filming the film two weeks ago.
“I think he gave up two weeks before the shooting,” McAvoy said. “This is really the last minute.”
When asked what it was like to cast a director like Shyamalan in a role he initially worked with other actors, McAvoy joked haughtily that he was confident enough in his acting abilities to “do better no matter what.” .
he continued. “[Phoenix] is an amazing actor. I think he’s going to give a very different performance than me, but I think he’s going to give an incredible performance. Sometimes arriving last minute is the best approach.
As mentioned before, in Joker 2 During a press conference, Phoenix and director Todd Phillips revealed that a DC sequel movie is almost impossible to happen because Phoenix has historically been reluctant to star in sequel movies. The two went from jokingly pitching his story to filming the first film in 2018, thanks to their shared love of Fleck’s character. Split Although McAvoy emerged as Phoenix’s successor, the same cannot be said for his recent last-minute exit from the film.
During the Venice Film Festival, Phoenix dodged questions about his exit from the festival. carol Director Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie is five days away from filming. While Phoenix explained (per Deadline ) that he didn’t respond out of respect for other parties who weren’t in attendance, Variety reported that the Joker actor backed out of the project simply because he “got cold feet.” According to Variety, Phoenix “stormed off the set” of the film – which would have seen him star opposite his co-star Defender: Maverick and Captain America: Brave New World Actor Danny Ramirez – not only ruined its production, it could have resulted in over seven figures in financial losses and the need to pay wages to the crew.
should Joker 3 Never going to be the shining light in James Gunn’s version of the DC Universe, hopefully Phoenix’s pattern of dropping out of movies at the last minute won’t be a bigger problem than not having an actor like McAvoy on standby.
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