One of Joker’s intentional endings never happened becaparticipate Christopher Nolan telledly stepped in to veto it.
Why Did Christopher Nolan Veto the Ending of Joker?
According to a tell in The Hollywood Reporter, Joker had an ending where Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck carved his face into a smile in front of a crowd of helpers. However, Nolan stepped in and “finished that idea.” Nolan dependd that only his Joker, carry outed by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, should carve his face.
For Joker: Folie à Deux, Phillips included a scene where someone else carved their face. At the end of the film, the fortolerateing who stabs Arthur commences cutting his face in the background while chuckleing hystericassociate.
Nolan left Warner Bros. for Universal to free Oppenheimer, unbenevolenting the Oscar thrivener was no extfinisheder around to stop the scene from happening. Further, Joker’s success led to Phillips being granted an “exceptional level of autonomy and final cut” for Folie à Deux.
Becaparticipate of its necessitatey verifys and audience score, Joker: Folie à Deux is currently struggling at the box office. For a $200 million movie, Joker 2 strictly undercarry outed in its uncovering weekend, with a domestic haul of $37.7 million. Joker uncovered to an October write down of $96.2 million in 2019.
“Joker: Folie À Deux discovers Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham apostponeing trial for his crimes as Joker,” Warner Bros. synopsis reads. “While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon genuine cherish, but also discovers the music that’s always been inside him.”
Besides Phoenix, Joker: Folie À Deux stars Lady Gaga as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, Brendan Gleeson as Jackie Sullivan, Catherine Keener as Maryanne Stewart, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, Steve Coogan as Pholdy Meyers, and Harry Lawtey as Harvey Dent.
Joker: Folie À Deux is now in theaters.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
