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Joaquin Phoenix left everyone stunned with his mind-blowing performance in 2019 Joker, for which he scooped the coveted Academy Award in the Best Actor category. The actor took the method acting a notch higher with his brilliant performance, but a few are aware of how the actor even hurt himself while getting carried away during a scene in the movie. Scroll down to know the details.
With Joker doing extremely well at the box office, a sequel to the same called Joker: Folie à Deux is already in the making. The project, directed by Todd Philips, will be a musical and will also star Lady Gaga in the lead. It will hit the theatres in October 2024.
Speaking of Joaquin Phoenix getting hurt, as per the Animated Times, the actor’s co-star in Joker, Bryan Callen, recently opened up about how Joaquin got hurt during a scene. Recalling the wall clock scene, Callen asserted that he was in the room with Joaquin for five days which left him stunned over how he was prepping for his scene. The comedian revealed, “He would just improvise and do crazy sh*t where you didn’t know if he was going to even hurt himself. Remember when he punches the clock that’s not in the script, he just punched that clock off the wall.” He further shared, “Todd thought he broke his hand, that was not on the script.”
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