E3: Quentin Tarantino Reacts To The Grisly Joker Talk Show Scene
Acclaimed and Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino has shared his thoughts on 2019's blockbuster smash Joker, and in particular the grisly and uncomfortable talk show scene involving Robert DeNiro's character.
In an Empire podcast conversation with director Edgar Wright, Tarantino discussed the scene, in which Joaquin Phoenix's Joker meets DeNiro's Murray Franklin, confesses his murderous ways, and then shoots Franklin in the head.
Tarantino said the scene succeeds in subverting expectations and convinces the audience that Joker should kill Franklin.
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