Joaquin Phoenix is finally stepping out with “Joker.”
Director Todd Phillips revealed the first footage of the long-discussed origin story for the DC Comics arch-villain – with Phoenix as the malevolent force behind the freaky clown smile.
Phillips showed the teaser trailer at CinemaCon, the national convention of theater owners in Las Vegas, to kick off the Warner Bros./DC Comics slate on Tuesday. The teaser was released online Wednesday, with the movie’s Twitter account tweeting, “Put on a happy face.”