Joaquin phoenix took his weight loss to the extreme in preparation for his new movie joker. Joker star joaquin phoenix is a favorite to win best actor at the 92nd annual. Actor joaquin phoenix reportedly lost 52 pounds in a few months to play the title role in joker giving himself an emaciated look as well as disturbing psychological symptoms. Joaquin phoenix talk about his weight loss in joker. Phoenix said the weight loss gave him a sense of control and the confidence to dig deep into the jokers persona. He says losing so much weight affects your.
The actor 44 agreed to lose 52 lbs. Joaquin phoenix completely transformed his body to play the joker in his upcoming movie. Villain joker and in a recent interview he reveals getting into character was no laughing matter. Joaquin phoenix ate an apple a day to slim down for joker where he plays the nearly skin and bones arthur fleck. In order to play the lead role in joker joaquin phoenix underwent a dramatic transformation and as a result he looks truly unsettlingly emaciated in the filmthe 44 year old actor lost a. In the beginning youre exhausted phoenix said.
Phoenix lost 52 pounds for the role a process that he suggested informed his performance. Joaquin phoenix is the latest actor to play dc. Joker star joaquin phoenix appeared on abcs jimmy kimmel live on tuesday and spoke about the challenges he faced while losing 52 pounds for the iconic role. At the urging of director todd phillips who thought his. You look at a flight of stairs and it takes like 30 seconds. The 44 year old had to look for medical advice to lose all those pounds naturally and safely with his nutrition being supervised by a professional.
The first thing for us was the weight loss said phoenix when joker debuted at the. The 44 year old actor dropped more than 50 lbs to play the dc comic villain aka arthur fleck in director. The actor also had to follow a very grueling method due to his age now that he is 44 years old. According to director todd phillips phoenix declined the help of a. Though phoenix was under medical supervision losing that much weight in just a few months is extreme and dangerous an expert told insider.
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