Todd Phillips Tells Fans To Be Safe With Coronavirus-Themed ‘Joker’ Picture

Todd Phillips posted a message to Joker fans asking them to stay safe as fears over the spread of coronavirus continue to rise.

As worries over the spread of coronavirus increase, more events continue to be delayed or cancelled for fears of risking infection. Many governments are recommending social distancing so that there’s less chance of risking those most vulnerable to it. Joker director Todd Phillips took to Instagram to tell fans to stay safe during the growing pandemic with a light-hearted photo.

Joker director Todd Phillips posted the picture of Joaquin Phoenix in his final look after Arthur Fleck’s transformation into the Clown Prince of Crime. However, the photo was edited to include a face mask to stop the villain from getting coronavirus. The director told fans to stay safe in the caption and mentioned that he’s been practicing social distancing for years. Take a look at the coronavirus-themed Joker picture below.

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Here is a plot synopsis for Joker:

Director Todd Phillips “Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study.

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

Joker is now available on Digital HD, Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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