Official Runtime For Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Revealed

The official runtime for Joaquin Phoenix’s highly-anticipated Joker movie has been revealed thanks to the Toronto International Film Festival.

According to a listing on the Toronto International Film Festival website, Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker clocks in at 122 minutes, which means that the movie is just over two hours long. For comparison, Shazam! is 132 minutes long and it’s the shortest DC Extended Universe movie to date.

Joker is set to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival ahead of its U.S. debut in Toronto. The movie, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and explores the Clown Prince of Crime’s origin story, opens in theaters nationwide this October.

Warner Bros. is looking to tap into Scorsese classics such as Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, with the Joaquin Phoenix film set in a gritty and grounded 1980s Gotham City. Todd Phillips is directing the standalone piece, which is said to be separate from the DC Extended Universe in an effort to create new and unique storylines to expand the canon.

Phillips also wrote the script with Scott Silver, the man behind the 2002 drama film 8 Mile starring Eminem. The project is said to focus on the Clown Prince of Crime as a failed 1980s comedian who becomes The Joker after bombing with audiences.

Here is the official synopsis for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker:

“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.

Opening in theaters on October 4, 2019, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Marc Maron, Brett Cullen, Bryan Callen and Robert De Niro. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for more updates on the project!

Source: TIFF