Joaquin Phoenix cackles manically as he films in costume as The Joker on the set of new movie

The actor, 43, was in full costume as he was seen getting into the back of a police car on the New York set of his upcoming flick.

Wearing full Joker make-up, the star looked menacing as he was driven away from the scene.

The Joker is set in the 1980s and explores the character’s journey from failed stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck to Batman's most notorious nemesis.

The character's origins have not yet been explored in a live-action film but a number of backstories have been provided over the years through comic books, although none definitive.

Phoenix had previously expressed interest in playing The Joker and admitted he'd like to do a character study of the villain.







He told Collider in July: "I think, underneath the excitement of these films, and the size of them, there are these incredible characters that are dealing with real life struggles.

"And sometimes that is uncovered and exposed, and sometimes it isn’t.

"So I always felt, like, there were characters in comics that were really interesting and deserve the opportunity to be kind of studied."

When asked if he was nervous to take on such an iconic character, he admitted he was scared.


He said: "It feels unique, it is its own world in some ways, and maybe, mostly, it scares the f***ing s*** out of me or something."

The character of The Joker was last played on screen by Jared Leto in Suicide Squad, to tepid reviews.

He was previously portrayed by the late Heath Ledger in 2008’s The Dark Knight, for which he won a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

The Joker is set to be released in the US on October 4, 2019.


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