& # 39; Joker & # 39; will not play at the Aurora Theater, CO, site of the 2012 mass shoot

Joaquin PhoenixJoker's performance in Todd PhillipsBatman's dark adventure is starting to make a splash, but at least one theater in Aurora, Colorado, will not show the movie … the location where the 2012 mass shootings took place.

The Century Aurora and XD is the reshaped site where James Holmes – armed with an assault rifle and other guns and assaulted privateers – during the screening of "The Dark Knight Rises", killing 12 people and 70 injured.

Holmes became linked to the Joker because of his bright orange hair and he told himself that during his arrest, although this information proved to be false.

The theater would not show "Joker" – there are currently no scheduled hours and a theater employee informs The Hollywood Reporter that tickets are not purchased in advance because the multiplex will not broadcast the movie.

It is unclear if it is out of respect or fear of an imitating incident.

Anyway, the decision to pass "Joker" comes as a member of the family of Aurora shooting The victims express their concern over the portrait of Arthur Fleck of Phoenix, who becomes the Joker, and the violence that animates the film … asking Warner Bros. to join the leaders of the group who understand "that they have the social responsibility to ensure our safety to all".

Sandy Phillips – mother of Jessica Ghawi, who was one of the 12 killed – and her husband, Lonnieas well as 3 other family members of the victims, all signed a letter sent to Warner Bros. expressing his fears about the film and asking the studio to donate to support groups for victims of gun violence.

Sandy says the movie looks like "a slap" and she's terrified … "My concern is that a person may be present – and who knows if it's just one – who's at the edge, who wants to be a mass shooter, can be encouraged by this movie. "

She adds … "For me, it's the gratuitous violence that this film glorifies and elevates with the character of Joker."

The letter to Warner Bros. indicates that the 2012 shooting was "perpetrated by a socially isolated individual who felt" wronged "by society" and acted accordingly.

The letter asks the studio to end political contributions to NRA supporters and encourages Congress to push for firearms reform, but does not demand that the release of "Joker" be halted or canceled, nor a boycott.

It's a bit weird … the letter suggests more than publishing the film is irresponsible and dangerous, but then they argue that they support freedom of expression – even though it's not the same thing. is harmful.

Warner Bros. says that he has not yet received the letter. We have reached … no word so far.

We have Marc Maron Monday at LAX, and he also touched on the subject. He tells us that he does not buy the idea that movies like "Joker" inspire violence in the real world … because it 's all about it. a deeper problem of mental illness.

Marc also has a small role in the film and says he's eager to see him at the premiere. It also gives us an idea of ​​what Phoenix went through to get into the character.