Putting your own unique spin on a character that has already been played on the big screen by acting legends like Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger is no mean feat – but Joaquin Phoenix certainly managed it in Joker.

Joaquin Phoenix dons his clown makeup once again in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the follow-up to his Oscar-winning performance from 2019. This time, he’s joined by fellow Oscar winner Lady Gaga, who plays another iconic DC Comics villain, Harley Quinn.

Seven actors have played Joker in a live-action movie or series since 1966. We ranked them from best to worst.

Joaquin Phoenix wanted a Joker sequel bad — he photoshopped Joker into classic movie posters to persuade and inspire Todd Phillips.

Joker 2 by Todd Phillips, with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, was released in the US on October 4.

Though the date and price that the actors paid for the home are unknown, the two-bedroom and three-bathroom co-op unit features in I’m Still Here, which was directed by Affleck; the scenes were filmed in 2008, so we know that the Oscar winners owned the property for at least that long.

Christian Bale once shared his reaction to Joaquin Phoenix taking up the role of The Joker years after Heath Ledger’s historic performance.

Folie à Deux, the lead actor from the franchise, Joaquin Phoenix, once made a statement addressing the die-hard fans of DC Comics.   Phoenix, who stars as the titular character in Todd Phillips's 2019 film,