Published 18:26 IST, September 24th 2019

Joaquin Phoenix walks out of interview over question on 'Joker'

Hollywood A-lister Joaquin Phoenix recently walked out of an interview after he was asked a question on whether Joker would provoke people to be more violent

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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Hollywood A-lister Joaquin Phoenix recently walked out of an interview after he was asked a question that wher new Joker movie would provoke people to be more violent or t. In his response, Phoenix said that why was a question even asked before storming out of interview.

'Joker' walks out

According to reports, Joaquin left interview for about an hour before coming back in and stating that he panicked because he was t aware that such a question would be asked. It was also reported that Hollywood star dodged question till end of interview.

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director of movie, Todd Phillips, stated how actor would leave in middle of shooting a scene. He furr added that 44-year-old actor lost self-control on while he was on set. He also said that Joaquin's fellow actors on set felt that it was because of m that he used to walk out but y did t understand fact that it was him who was t feeling good from inside. 

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Two of scenes have been deemed to be violent. first is when Joker shoots his colleague at point-blank range. or is when chaos ensues amongst his supporters. 

It needs to feel 'real'

Phoenix stated that everyone wants a scene to feel a bit real in a movie. He furr added that in a lot of feature films people don't get affected when more than 40000 people are killed as y are numb to what is going on in scene but everything that takes place in Joker in terms of violence, one can feel it. 

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From time Joker premiered at Venice Film Festival, a lot of film critics have wondered wher  film would promote violence in a way similar to that of 1976 release Taxi Driver and a movie released in year 1971 by name of A Clockwork Orange.

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In Joker, Joaquin Phoenix plays character of Arthur Fleck, a lonely man with an unsuccessful career in comedy who lives with his sick mor. movie shows how character eventually became Batman's enemy.

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15:58 IST, September 24th 2019