Joaquin Phoenix vows never to go on extreme diet for a role ever again
Next month, the 49-year-old returns to screens for psychological thriller sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, where he reprises his role as Arthur Fleck, aka The Joker after playing the character in 2019. After losing weight for both instalments of the film series, the Oscar-winning actor has vowed never to undergo extreme weight loss for a role again. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival where the movie had its world premiere, Phoenix said, "I'm not going to talk through specifics of the diet, because I just think nobody wants to hear that....
