“He was a professional”: Joaquin Phoenix gave problems to all the ‘Joker’ actors except this one

Joaquin Phoenix He is an expert at leaving filming abruptly. Todd Haynes (carol) has suffered it in his latest project, promoted by Phoenix himself. Days before filming began, the actor abandoned him, sentencing him to death. Later, it was learned that Phoenix behaved in the same way with Shyamalan when he offered him to star in Multiple. And, with such background noise, the arrival of Joker: Folie à Deux last October 4 to the cinemas of Spain.

Phoenix’s lack of professionalism has not surprised those who have followed, even askance, the actor’s stridency. jokerfor which he won the Oscar, showed the best and worst of Joaquin Phoenix. Although Robert de Niro He was blessed to only be in contact with the positive side of the actor.

The scares of Joaquin Phoenix

joker It was a turning point in Joaquin Phoenix’s career. Although it had not been translated into a statuette, the Gotham villain gave him his most extreme role and, also, infected the following interpretations with a certain “jokericity” that is difficult to ignore. Napoleon or Beau de Beau is scared They were carnivalesque transcripts of Arthur Fleck.

His return to the original character with the sequel in which he co-stars with Lady Gaga may break the trend. What he doesn’t seem to have finished with (judging by what happened with Todd Haynes) is his lack of respect for those he works with. It remains, however, to know if Joker: Folie à Deux It has also been the scene of his blunders.

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Todd Phillips (director of Joker and its sequel) revealed in New York Times that Phoenix used to leave the set in the middle of a scene, to the astonishment of the actors with whom he shared a shot. His mimesis with Arthur Fleck was becoming dangerous.

Ironically, the one who did not suffer the actor’s madness was the one who took the worst part in the film, Robert de Niro. Noblesse oblige: Phoenix did not dare to stand up to the Hollywood legend in any of the scenes they share. Nor, as De Niro himself confessed, was there any reason, in Phoenix, to make the protagonist of Taxi Driver. “He behaved like a true professional,” de Niro admired. Given who he is, it seems difficult to say whether he was serious or acting.