Joaquin Phoenix is the latest actor to play Batman’s cackling archnemesis, Joker. His predecessors include Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Mark Hamill and Jared Leto. Can you tell whose ...

Joker hopes to subvert your expectations at every turn. Director Todd Phillips' take on the origin story of DC's most notorious supervillain doesn't subscribe to many specifics from the comic books, ...

Joaquin Phoenix’s predecessors on TV and video say that cackle takes strenuous effort. The voice actor they revere? Mark Hamill. By Steve Knopper For years, Andrea Romano gave a crucial note to actors ...

Interestingly enough, it took Phoenix a while to settle on how he was going to approach The Joker’s laugh. In the Batman mythos, there have been many actors that have come to define the character for ...

In 1989, a little movie called Batman directed by Tim Burton, swept the nation while bringing The Caped Crusader and his ultimate foe, The Joker, to the big screen for a new generation of fans.

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

When Jack Nicholson signed on to play The Joker in 1989's Batman, he had no intention of playing a campy comic book villain. By Ryan Parker When Jack Nicholson signed on to play the Joker in 1989’s ...

Joaquin Phoenix is one of two actors to win an Oscar for playing the Joker. But that doesn't mean he's the best version of the DC villain. Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, and Cameron Monaghan all gave ...

This is no laughing matter. With the theatrical release of “Suicide Squad” fast approaching, there has been much buzz about Jared Leto’s performance as the infamous Batman foe, the Joker. There is ...