Joaquin Phoenix shares his decision to avoid future physically challenging roles after Joker 2, citing his age and the amount of extreme transformations.
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From the outside, the acting profession looks like one of the easiest, because in layman's terms, it's just dressing up and saying a few lines. But really, from the inside, it's a complex profession that often pushes actors to extremes, as Joaquin Phoenix did when preparing for his highly acclaimed Joker and the upcoming Joker 2.
Portraying a malnourished and hungry Joker, Phoenix recently pointed out that he has no plans to change his physique again for any role, not even for a potential Joker threequel.
When Joaquin Phoenix was first cast as Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, in the 2019 film Joker, many doubted the actor's ability and talent to portray a character as challenging and complex as the DC villain. But Phoenix certainly defied expectations and took home an Oscar for Best Actor for his brilliant portrayal.
