'Joker' trivia: Joaquin Phoenix survived on apples for 3 months

Joaquin Phoenix went on to star in 2019 psychological thriller film Joker, for which he was critically acclaimed. His performance in DC movie is considered to be Oscar-worthy by fans of actor. movie has garnered several accolades and has a huge fan base to praise it. For role of lead character, Phoenix had to prepare a lot. Read more to kw about how actor lost weight for character of Joker.

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Joaquin Phoenix’s incredible diet regime for film Joker

Joaquin Phoenix lost 24 kgs for his character of Arthur Fleck, who later turns into Joker, one of most iconic characters from DC comics. Reportedly, for role, Phoenix had to go through a highly impossible diet regime. It is being said that actor only survived on apple. He used to eat just one apple per day for three months. He had totally refused to take help from dieticians and nutritionists. This incredible physical transformation earned him high praise from several fans and critics. Fans of Phoenix are highly excited and are speculating that actor will definitely win an Oscar, due to his outstanding performance and his diet regime.

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On his diet, actor said that it affects your psychology, and you start to go mad. It is reported that Todd Philips gave actor a blank journal, or more specifically a ‘joke book’, which helped him to perfect his character. Talking about his character, Phoenix said that Arthur Fleck is so hard to define, that you do t really want to define him. character of Arthur Fleck, in movie, is a troubled young man, who lives with his mor. He is psychologically disturbed and suffers from clinical depression.

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