VIDEO : 'Joker' Director Releases Joaquin Phoenix?s Look In Full Makeup

Months ago, news of Joaquin Phoenix starring in a standalone Joker origin film landed on a confusing note, given that Jared Leto most recently portrayed the character in Suicide Squad and will also continue the role in another standalone film. Yet both projects are forging forth as planned, and last week, director Todd Phillips posted the first look at Phoenix as the new Joker, and it wasn?t a very dramatic sight. There was no makeup to be seen, and Phoenix looked very depressed in an average-guy way.