Michael Emerson, who took on a dark and murderous Joker in the two-part animated video “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns,” said he “back-engineered” the tone after inventing his own laugh ...

Despite his name, the Joker is far from funny to most DC fans, with a sense of humor that’s more sadistic than amusing. For years, I could confidently say that nothing the Clown Prince of Crime ...

Joaquin Phoenix’s long-anticipated Joker has finally arrived. The three-time Academy Award nominated actor stars in the DC Comics origins story, which has its world premiere in Venice.

How Well Do You Know the Joker’s Laugh? By STEPHANIE GOODMAN OCT. 4, 2019 Joaquin Phoenix is the latest actor to play Batman’s cackling archnemesis, Joker.

Blowing through all projections on its opening weekend, the divisive Joker has predictably become meme central, specifically around the titular character’s addictively sinister laugh. “Creepy ...

For almost 80 years the Joker has dominated the pantheon of comic-book villainy—not just as Batman’s nemesis, played most memorably on the big screen by Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Jared ...

It didn’t take long after hitting theaters for “Joker” to maniacally laugh all the way to the bank; setting an October record for the biggest box office opening, it eventually made more than ...