Aside from Joaquin Phoenix’s leading role, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Marc Maron, and Brian Tyree Henry also star.
Joker tells the story of Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian living in Gotham City who transforms into a violent villain after becoming disregarded by society.
The movie is written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver and is not connected to Warner Bros’ DCEU, but instead a character study in the vein of Taxi Driver.