We were recently given a first-look Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in a newly released trailer. Here’s SHIFTER‘s Jenna Drover with a look at the onscreen evolution of the Joker from 1966 to 2019.
This week we got our first glimpse of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker and he looks…pretty normal actually. Befitting for a film that’s aiming for a more grounded, gritty take on Batman’s edgy punching bag. Phoenix’s Joker seems more like an unhinged-looking regular person – and much less like the evil clown we’re so used to.
The Joker has historically been through many, many different looks already. Debuting first in Batman (1940), the Joker was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson – who based his appearance on Conrad Veidt’s character in The Man Who Laughs (1928). Drawn with a purple jacket, green hair, white face paint and a permanent creepy grin, the Joker went on to change subtly over the decades – being a gangster in Suicide Squad, to the realistic portrayal of a mentally sick man in The Joker, with a lot of weirder incarnations in-between.
With the release of The Joker trailer, let’s take a look back at the onscreen evolution of the Joker. Make sure to vote for your favorite incarnation of the world’s most famous comic book villain.
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