Phillips tells EW why Arthur made that surprising confession during the film's climax — plus, we reveal what that last shot ...

Gaga conceived a fantasy waltz sequence for the sequel to 2019's "Joker" featuring two lovestruck Arkham State Hospital inmates: Lee Quinzel (who becomes Harley Quinn) and Phoenix's Arthur Fleck ...

Joker made plenty of headlines when it was released, becoming one of those standalone films outside the DCEU that truly resonated with audiences. Todd Phillips’ movie earned $1 billion at the global ...

which “lionizes and glamorizes Arthur . . . the patron saint of incels . . . a mess, but we’re also supposed to think he’s kind of great” (Time). Joker is “an attempt to elevate nerdy ...

The reference to Ledger's Joker comes in the very last scene of the film, after we've already endured over two hours of Arthur Fleck's (Joaquin Phoenix) murder trial and a barrage of musical ...

And warning: spoilers ahead. "Joker" ends with the main character, Arthur Fleck, being locked up in a mental institution after executing a man on live TV and inciting violence throughout Gotham.