How does an ordinary man become Batman’s greatest nemesis? Judging from the first teaser for Todd Phillips’s Joker, it takes a failed stand-up comedy career, some mommy issues, lots of clown makeup, and a killer smile. The two-and-half-minute trailer teases Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from Arthur Fleck, an aspiring entertainer who’s trying to work through his issues in therapy, to Joker, an unhinged lunatic who takes out his issues by terrorizing the citizens of Gotham. Watch it above.
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