Last week, there were rumors that Joaquin Phoenix was so in character on the set of Joker that he was hard to work with. Of course, no one would go on record about it.
Yesterday, when the actor was on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the ABC host asked him what it was like working on the film. He said it was a “light set” and director Todd Phillips “is really funny.” Then he added, “I feel almost guilty but we had a really good time.”
Kimmel then told his guest that was “interesting to hear” because Phillips sent the show an outtake of Phoenix bitching out the cinematographer Lawrence Sher. Since you cannot just say something like that and not show the clip, they showed the clip.
When the rant ended, Phoenix seemed to be embarrassed that that private video was shared with the show and the show, in turn, shared it with everyone. After stumbling to find the words to express his reaction to it, he finally apologized to Sher. However, he said that Sher was at fault for whispering a lot causing him to lose concentration and the mood he created for his character.
Since this is Kimmel and Phoenix, I am not sure I believe this video was real. It would not surprise me if they faked it to make people sympathize with him so he can be the second actor to win an Oscar for playing the Joker. What do you think?
Also, do you think he is starting to look like Mel Gibson?
