Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix abruptly left an interview when faced with a difficult question.
When an interviewer from The Telegraph asked the Walk the Line actor if his character Arthur Fleck’s tragic past will encourage other people with similar circumstances to resort to violence in real life?
Is Joker going to encourage lone wolves to kill?
The interviewer asked if Joaquin Phoenix thinks his Joker performance might:
“perversely end up inspiring exactly the kind of people it’s about, with potentially tragic results.”
The 44-year-old actor was irked by why the interviewer would even suggest that. He answered with:
“Why? Why would you…? No, no.”
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In fact, Joaquin Phoenix walked out of the interview right away. The interview was suspended for an hour after the walk out. He came back after talking with Warner Bros’ PR team.
Joaquin is known for taking on challenging roles, from Her to Mary Magdalene. His success is attributed to other actors inability to characterize a role like he does. The actor says he lost 50 pounds to play the Clown Prince of Crime.
Todd Philips much-awaited film Joker featuring Joaquin Phoenix has bagged the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Not to mention, the seven-minute standing ovation it received when the film was screened at the event.
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Everyone was nothing but praise for the Gladiator star essaying the role of Arthur Fleck in Joker. While the interviewer may not have intended to offend, he might just have done that.
While everything was going smooth and steady of late, the Joker from the film walked out of an interview with The Telegraph.
‘Joker’ is scheduled to hit the theaters on October 4.
