It was in 2019 when it was released Jokerindividual film from the popular and renowned villain of Batman which managed to captivate audiences around the world, achieving a great level of success.
Under the direction of Todd Phillips, the story managed to captivate the audience, enhanced by the starring Joaquin Phoenixwho knew how to capture this vision of the Joker.
Due to the great support obtained, it did not take long for talk of a sequelwhich was released this year, although without achieving the expected results.
Although part of the rejection is due to the turn that occurred in the story, they also began to talk aboutThe future and the weight that the characters have within what the DC world is.
Under this context, Phoenix made an important revelationensuring that he could having played the Joker long before from Phillips’ film, in one of the most acclaimed installments of the Murciélago.
In conversation with Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubinthe 50-year-old interpreter assured that Christopher Nolan had called him to take on the role in Batman: The Dark Knight (2008).
However, he acknowledged that He rejected the offer because “he was not ready then”. At 33 years old he could have made a decision that would change his career, but he opted for a cautious decision without knowing that he would eventually play the Joker, although in a completely different project.
It must be remembered that The role of the Joker in that film was assumed by Heath Ledger.who left a mark on the film industry and won a posthumous Oscar for best supporting actor for his work.
