From the outside, the acting profession looks one of the easiest, for in layman’s terms it is just dressing up and saying a few lines. But really, from the inside, it is a complex profession that often makes actors go to the very extreme, as Joaquin Phoenix did while prepping for his widely acclaimed Joker and the upcoming Joker 2.

Joaquin Phoenix returns as Arthur Fleck in Joker: Folie à Deux | Credits: Warner Bros

Portraying a malnourished and hungry Joker, Phoenix recently remarked that he has no plans to change his physique again for any role, not even for potential Joker threequel.

Joaquin Phoenix is Done with Physically Challenging Roles after Joker 2 Joaquin Phoenix in and as Joker | Credit: Warner Bros.

When Joaquin Phoenix was first cast as Arthur Fleck, aka Joker, in the 2019 film Joker, many doubted the actor’s capabilities and talent in portraying a character...