Willem Dafoe, who played “Green Goblin” in Spider-Man, recently expressed interest in playing the iconic villain, the Joker, opposite Joaquin Phoenix.
In 2019, director Todd Phillips’ independent original story “Joker” was released, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and Joker.
Phoenix’s performance in the film was praised by critics and audiences alike, and he even won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
It’s also the second time an actor has won an Oscar for the role, following Heath Ledger’s legendary role in The Dark Knight in 2008.
Recently, Willem Dafoe was interviewed about his possible role as the Joker in a Phoenix-led sequel.
Thinking back on Green Goblin’s return in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, the actor talks about his tendency to play villains and whether he likes it.
Dafoe explained with a laugh: “I don’t know what that is. I’ll play stupid. You play the role. I can say, oh yeah, it’s fun to play the bad guy because you can do things you can’t do in life. things, or playing your dark side is fun. But I don’t know. I don’t think about those things.”
However, it seems the star has been told for a long time that he is perfect for the role of The Joker, and now he finally has the idea.
“It’s funny if there’s a clown who’s an impostor. So it’s possible to have clowns who don’t duel, but who say they’re clowns, but aren’t clowns,” he explained.
“That kind of opens up the possibility of an interesting story, especially if you have Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, and then you have someone who either imitates or improvises what he does. I fantasize about that. But other than that, I’m not going to talk to anyone about this.”
Friends, do you think the clown played by Willem Dafoe will make another great career?
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