By all accounts, director Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have a smash hit on their hands that should be a serious contender come award season - a feat not accomplished by a Warner Bros. comic book movie since Christopher Nolan's
The Dark Knight.
In celebration of the film's strong reception at the Venice Film Festival and favorable Rotten Tomatoes score, a new-ish poster has been released online, touting some of the high praise and 5-star scores from film reviews.
Joker opens wide across North American theaters on October 4.
Failed comedian Arthur Fleck encounters violent thugs while wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.
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