Joaquin Phoenix Says He Talked To Christopher Nolan About Playing The Joker In ‘The Dark Knight’: “I Wasn’t Ready Then”

I wasnt ready then.

Thats one of those things where its like, What is in me thats not doing this?

And its not about me.

Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ and Heath Ledger as the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight’Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

Theres another person who is going to do something.

Ledger played the Joker in Nolans 2008 film, which posthumously won him an Oscar.

Phoenix also won an Oscar for playing the Joker in the 2019 film.

However, Nolan swayed the studio away from the villain, who had the same ending as his film.