Phoenix Killed Young Bruce Wayne in Original JOKER Ending
The Hangover and Old School director Todd Phillips’ Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix was one of the best films of 2019 and will be hitting Blu-ray in January. And today writer-director Kevin Smith reveals that Phoenix killed young Bruce Wayne in the film’s original ending!
Specifically, Smith said on Fatman Beyond:
“Originally, the ending in the hospital was different. He’s in the hospital and he laughs, chuckles, and he says, ‘I was just thinkin’ of something funny. What was supposed to happen was you flashed back to the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne and it was him killing Thomas and Martha Wayne and the boy was screaming and crying and he turned to walk away and he turned back, shrugged, and shot the kid. Credits. What the fuck, man! This world has no Batman!“
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Joker sports a 69% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: “Joker gives its infamous central character a chillingly plausible origin story that serves as a brilliant showcase for its star — and a dark evolution for comics-inspired cinema.”
Read the script HERE.
Todd Phillips directed Joker from a script he co-wrote along with Scott Silver based on DC Comics characters. Phillips also produced the film along with Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy.
It hits Blu-ray on January 7, 2020.
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