As Joaquin Phoenix prepares for the release of his Joker sequel alongside Lady Gaga, his 2019 standalone iteration gets slammed online. Compared with Natalie Portman’s controversial 2010 movie Black Swan, Phoenix’s DC flick gets accused of being an exact rip-off of the film.
Joaquin Phoenix as and in Joker
Comparing scenes from both movies and even addressing the similarities in the plot, netizens began bashing Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker for bagging interesting elements from Black Swan. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman’s Oscar-winning movie faced criticism following the controversies regarding “dancing doubles”, as ballerinas Sarah Lane and Skylar Brandt broke their silence.
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Accused of Copying Black Swan
After Heath Ledger’s iconic performance as DC’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, fans believed that there would be no one better suited for the eccentric role. However, they were proved wrong when Joaquin Phoenix took...
Joaquin Phoenix as and in Joker
Comparing scenes from both movies and even addressing the similarities in the plot, netizens began bashing Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker for bagging interesting elements from Black Swan. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman’s Oscar-winning movie faced criticism following the controversies regarding “dancing doubles”, as ballerinas Sarah Lane and Skylar Brandt broke their silence.
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Accused of Copying Black Swan
After Heath Ledger’s iconic performance as DC’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, fans believed that there would be no one better suited for the eccentric role. However, they were proved wrong when Joaquin Phoenix took...
- 3/29/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
See Jennifer Garner Practice Ballet for First Time in 20 Years as Proof There's Nothing She Can't Do
If an activity ever pops into your head, and then you ask yourself, "I wonder if Jennifer Garner is good at that thing," you can rest assured the answer is just about always going to be yes. The 49-year-old Yes Day star took to her Instagram Story on Thursday, April 29 to celebrate International Dance Day by busting out some dance moves of her own. Of course, these were no run-of-the-mill dance moves, as she was performing ballet routines that mimicked those being done by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Skylar Brandt from a video on Jen's laptop. "Bless this old gal's heart," the 13 Going on 30 actress self-deprecatingly wrote about herself...
- 4/30/2021
- E! Online
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