They take it seriously

They take it seriously

The universe of superheroes has conquered the oldest festival in the world. The 76th Venice Film Festival awarded its highest award to Joker

Joker, the dark drama of director Todd Phillips about the origins of the famous character, won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, an unprecedented event as it is a film inspired by comics.

The filmmaker picked up the award with Joaquin Phoenix, who gives life to Batman's staunch enemy. Joker starts his Oscar career here.

Phoenix is ​​"the bravest, proud and risky lion I know," Phillips said as he excitedly picked up the prize at the Venice Film Palace.

It is an extraordinary recognition for a Hollywood production based on a comic character, who has not stopped generating comments since its screening in the early days of the festival.

Madness will be one of the main themes in this film, covering classic spaces within Batman's mythology such as psychiatric asylum and Arkham hospital, sites that will be crucial to tell the story of The Joker.

The script that will explore the origins of the clown prince of crime in Gotham and although officially premiered on October 4, after the Venice Festival critics already catalog it as "movie of the year" and "masterpiece."
The film that will be released on October 4 of this year promises to have a dark and crude tone, so the audience it is aimed at is mostly adults.

For your information

-The Joker first appeared in the DC Comics Batman # 1 comic, in 1940

-From his first appearances in the comic he has been presented as an extreme psychopath, with a twisted and sadistic sense of humor and with supreme intelligence.

• The character that Joaquin will play is called Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian
• – For now it is unknown what will be the trigger that leads Arthur to become Joker
• It has a budget of 55 million dollars

• The cast of 'Joker' includes Robert De Niro as the host of a talk show, Zazie Beetz -'Deadpool 2'- as a single mother who arouses the interest of the protagonist, Frances Conroy as the mother in the fiction of Joker