Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Named One Of 2019’s Most Anticipated Films In New Poll

A new poll from Fandango reveal’s the upcoming Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is one of 2019’s most highly anticipated movies amongst many other tentpole releases next year.

The upcoming Joker standalone film directed by Todd Phillips will be Warner Bros. first venture outside of the current DC cinematic universe since Zack Snyder kicked it off back in 2013 with Man of Steel, as the studio expands DC canon with new and unique storylines. The origin story will be a gritty and grounded crime film set in 1980s Gotham City, as it follows Phoenix as Arthur Fleck: a failed 1980s comedian who becomes The Joker after bombing with audiences. The film has been officially described the film as an “exploration of a man disregarded by society [that] is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale.”

Joker ranked in tenth place in the poll conducted by Fandango for USA Today behind other major comic book properties such as Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, as well as the final installment of the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: Episode IX. Fandango polled over 3,500 frequent moviegoers to gather the data. You can check out the full results for 2019’s most anticipated films below.

1. “Avengers: Endgame” (April 26)

2. “Captain Marvel” (March 8)

3. “Star Wars: Episode IX” (Dec. 20)

4. “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (July 5)

5. “Toy Story 4” (June 21)

6. “Glass” (Jan. 18)

7. “The Lion King” (July 19)

8. “Aladdin” (May 24)

9. “Dumbo” (March 29)

10. “Joker” (Oct. 4)

Directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.

“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.

Joker will be released in theaters on October 4, 2019. But before that Warner Bros. has Shazam! set to hit theaters on April 5, 2019, followed by Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020.

Joker is one of the many projects in the works at Warner Bros. and DC Films, including The Batman, The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Black Adam, Supergirl, New Gods, Nightwing, a Deathstroke film, Justice League Dark, Batgirl, and Birds of Prey.

Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the DC slate as we learn it.

Source: USA Today