Joaquin Phoenix Thought His Joker Would Be ‘Heavy’ — Instead He Lost 52 Pounds
Joaquin Phoenix has developed a reputation as an actor who will go the extra mile to portray a character — but losing weight for his performance as the Joker almost didn’t happen.Phoenix, 44, spoke to The New York Times about playing Arthur, the man destined to become Gotham’s greatest villain and a foil to Batman.
In Joker, Arthur is portrayed as wearyingly thin — a factor that gave Phoenix reservations.“It’s a horrible way to live,” he said of having to lose a large amount of weight in a short amount of time.
“I think [the Joker] should be kind of heavy.
