- Title: Joaquin Phoenix joined by Rooney Mara and glamorous guests at Venice premiere
- Date: 31st August 2019
- Summary: VENICE, ITALY (AUGUST 31, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ACTOR JOAQUIN PHOENIX ARRIVING ON RED CARPET BY CAR, WAVING DIRECTOR, TODD PHILLIPS, AND PARTNER ALEXANDRA KRAVETZ PHOENIX POSING FOR PHOTOS RED CARPET ARRIVALS VARIOUS OF ACRESS ZAZIE BEETZ POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF PHOENIX POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF PHOENIX AND PHILLIPS TALKING AND POSING FOR PHOTOS ACTRESS AND PHOENIX'S FIANCEE ROONEY MARA POSING FOR PHOTOS, AND PHOENIX JOKING AROUND MARA POSING FOR PHOTOS / PHOENIX WALKING OVER TO FANS PHOENIX SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS PHOENIX SIGNING JOKER POSTER VARIOUS OF MARA LOOKING ON PHOENIX SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS PHILLIPS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS PHOENIX SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, BEING PULLED AWAY BY HANDLER BEETZ WALKING OVER TO FANS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FANS / PHOENIX WALKING OVER TO FANS VARIOUS OF PHOENIX SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS VARIOUS OF BEETZ, PHOENIX AND PHILLIPS POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH FILM TEAM PHOENIX GREETING VENICE FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, ALBERTO BARBERA, AND WAVING VARIOUS OF CATE BLANCHETT POSING FOR PHOTOS FANS SCREAMING BLANCHETT POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF BLANCHETT WALKING OVER TO FANS AND SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS VARIOUS OF ACTRESS BELLA THORNE AND BOYFRIEND, MUSICIAN, BENJAMIN MASCOLO KISSING AND POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF THORNE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AND POSING FOR SELFIES FORMER MISS ITALY, CARLOTTA MAGGIORANA, POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF MODEL SARA SAMPAIO POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF ACTRESS ADELE EXARCHOPOULOS POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF MODEL BARBARA PALVIN POSING FOR PHOTOS ACTOR NICHOLAS HOLT POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF ACTRESS CATHERINE DENEUVE POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF HOLT POSING FOR SELFIES WITH FANS GUESTS ON RED CARPET ACTRESS HIKARI MORI POSING FOR PHOTOS FANS WITH FILM POSTER SIGNED BY "JOKER" TEAM
- Embargoed: 14th September 2019 20:19
- Keywords: Joker Venice Film Festival Joaquin Phoenix Todd Phillips Rooney Mara Bella Thorne Nicholas Hoult Cate Blanchett
- Location: VENICE, ITALY
- City: VENICE, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA001AUJSKZX
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Joaquin Phoenix brought the villain to Venice at the "Joker" world premiere on Saturday (August 31), where he shone on a star-studded red carpet.
Phoenix was joined on the red carpet by his fiancee, actress Rooney Mara, and director Todd Phillips ("The Hangover", "War Dog").
Cate Blanchett, Nicholas Holt and Bella Thorne were among a host of other glamorous guests.
In "Joker", Oscar-nominee Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns into a psychotic murderer. He follows in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson, the late Heath Ledger and most recently Jared Leto to play Batman's nemesis, turning him from a vulnerable beaten down loner into the confident, makeup wearing baddie.
The movie, which is screening in competition in Venice, is slated for release in the United States on October 4.
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