Willem Dafoe, Joaquin Phoenix.Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty; Rachel Luna/GettyWill we seeWillem Dafoetake on the role of Batman’s nemesis?The four-time Oscar nominee is certainly thinking about it. Dafoe, 66, appears as this month’s BritishGQHype cover starand was asked if he relishes playing villains.“I don’t know what that is,” he said of portraying villainous characters. “I’ll play dumb. You play characters. I could say, ‘Oh yeah, it’s fun to play villains ‘cause you can do things that you can’t do in life, or it’s fun to play with your dark side.’ But I don’t know. I’m not thinking about those things.“Dafoe opened up about a film concept he’s frequently thought about involving aJokersequel with Joaquin Phoenix.“There is something interesting about, like, if there was a Joker imposter,” Dafoe said. “So it would be possible to have not dueling Jokers but someone that [claims] to be the Joker that isn’t the Joker.“And that kind of opens up the possibility of an interesting story, particularly if you had Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, and then you had someone who was either imitating or riffing off what he did,” Dafoe continued. “I fantasized about that. But other than that I am not talking to anybody [about it], you’re the first one.“Joker(2019) Joaquin Phoenix.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Phoenix starred as the Joker in the 2019 movie of the same name for which he earned an Oscar for Best Actor.Dafoe has a long history of portraying characters of dubious intent, particularly as the Green Goblin in the originalSpider-Mantrilogy with Tobey Maguire and in the most recentSpider-Man: No Way Homewith Tom Holland.The actor has also starred as the mentor figure of Jason Momoa’sAquaman in the 2018 film.
Willem Dafoe, Joaquin Phoenix.Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty; Rachel Luna/Getty
Will we seeWillem Dafoetake on the role of Batman’s nemesis?The four-time Oscar nominee is certainly thinking about it. Dafoe, 66, appears as this month’s BritishGQHype cover starand was asked if he relishes playing villains.“I don’t know what that is,” he said of portraying villainous characters. “I’ll play dumb. You play characters. I could say, ‘Oh yeah, it’s fun to play villains ‘cause you can do things that you can’t do in life, or it’s fun to play with your dark side.’ But I don’t know. I’m not thinking about those things.“Dafoe opened up about a film concept he’s frequently thought about involving aJokersequel with Joaquin Phoenix.“There is something interesting about, like, if there was a Joker imposter,” Dafoe said. “So it would be possible to have not dueling Jokers but someone that [claims] to be the Joker that isn’t the Joker.“And that kind of opens up the possibility of an interesting story, particularly if you had Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, and then you had someone who was either imitating or riffing off what he did,” Dafoe continued. “I fantasized about that. But other than that I am not talking to anybody [about it], you’re the first one.“Joker(2019) Joaquin Phoenix.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Phoenix starred as the Joker in the 2019 movie of the same name for which he earned an Oscar for Best Actor.Dafoe has a long history of portraying characters of dubious intent, particularly as the Green Goblin in the originalSpider-Mantrilogy with Tobey Maguire and in the most recentSpider-Man: No Way Homewith Tom Holland.The actor has also starred as the mentor figure of Jason Momoa’sAquaman in the 2018 film.
Will we seeWillem Dafoetake on the role of Batman’s nemesis?
The four-time Oscar nominee is certainly thinking about it. Dafoe, 66, appears as this month’s BritishGQHype cover starand was asked if he relishes playing villains.
“I don’t know what that is,” he said of portraying villainous characters. “I’ll play dumb. You play characters. I could say, ‘Oh yeah, it’s fun to play villains ‘cause you can do things that you can’t do in life, or it’s fun to play with your dark side.’ But I don’t know. I’m not thinking about those things.”
Dafoe opened up about a film concept he’s frequently thought about involving aJokersequel with Joaquin Phoenix.
“There is something interesting about, like, if there was a Joker imposter,” Dafoe said. “So it would be possible to have not dueling Jokers but someone that [claims] to be the Joker that isn’t the Joker.
“And that kind of opens up the possibility of an interesting story, particularly if you had Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, and then you had someone who was either imitating or riffing off what he did,” Dafoe continued. “I fantasized about that. But other than that I am not talking to anybody [about it], you’re the first one.”
Joker(2019) Joaquin Phoenix.Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.
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Phoenix starred as the Joker in the 2019 movie of the same name for which he earned an Oscar for Best Actor.
Dafoe has a long history of portraying characters of dubious intent, particularly as the Green Goblin in the originalSpider-Mantrilogy with Tobey Maguire and in the most recentSpider-Man: No Way Homewith Tom Holland.
The actor has also starred as the mentor figure of Jason Momoa’sAquaman in the 2018 film.
source: people.com
