Hugh Grantfound the terrifyingly sinisterJoker“unendurable” — but not for the reasons you may think.
The actor, 59, went to see Todd Phillips’ origins story about theBatmansuper-villain at a local cinema in London last week, and complained that his trip had been “pointless” due to the theater’s deafening volume.
“Am I old or is the cinema MUCH TOO LOUD? Unendurable. Pointless. @vuecinemas,” Grantwroteon Twitter during the screening.
Publicists for the cinema companyresponded to the starthe next day writing: “I’m so sorry for any disappointment felt with the volume levels in our venues Hugh, please be assured we do regularly check these to ensure they comply to health and safety standards. I’ll ensure your feedback is passed on to the relevant teams.”
When Grant pointed out that they did not know which location he was at, they asked him for the venue details and which film he had seen.
TheFour Wedding and a Funeralstar responded to their inquirywith a quip, “Joker. But joke was on us.”
While Grant’s experience withJokerwas less than enjoyable, the film itself has also beenplagued with controversysince starting out strong with aGolden Lion award win at its Venice Film Festivaldebut last month.
“I saw #Joker — and it is unlike anything before it,” Brandon Davis of ComicBook.comtweeted after its Toronto Film Festival screening. “The movie is dark, thrilling, and chilling. An insane masterpiece. The movie absolutely transcends being a comic book film and acts as a character study which, at times, will make audiences uncomfortable in wild ways.”
Joker(2019) Joaquin Phoenix.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.
During the interview, journalist Robbie Collin asked Phoenix if he was worried the movie might “perversely end up inspiring exactly the kind of people it’s about, with potentially tragic results.”
“Why? Why would you…? No, no,” Phoenix said before leaving the room, according to Collin.
The Telegraphreports Phoenix left the interview for an hour as he talked to a press agent with Warner Bros., the studio behind the Todd Phillips-directed film. The outlet reports the actor returned and explained he panicked because he did not consider the question.
Ahead of the film’s Oct. 4 release, Phoenix said hehas full trust in movie audiencesto know what’s right and wrong when viewing the film.
“Well, I think that, for most of us, you’re able to tell the difference between right and wrong,” he said at a press conference forJoker,according toIGN. “And those that aren’t are capable of interpreting anything in the way that they may want to. People misinterpret lyrics from songs. They misinterpret passages from books. So I don’t think it’s the responsibility of a filmmaker to teach the audience morality or the difference between right or wrong. I mean, to me, I think that that’s obvious.”
Joker,rated R, is in theaters now.
source: people.com
