Joker
DC2019
Joker (2019)
Isolated Arthur Fleck descends into violence and becomes a symbol of Gotham’s unrest. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Todd Phillips
- Produced by
- Todd Phillips, Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
- Starring
- Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Joker is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Batman #1, then compare it with The Killing Joke and The Dark Knight Returns #1–4. Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Connection: Character/tonal influence; original origin
