See the first image of Joaquin Phoenix as a Joker

The first picture of Joaquin Phoenix as a Joker might not be what you expected.

The film's director, Todd Phillips, shared the first picture of 43-year-old Phoenix on Instagram on Monday.

Captioned with a simple "Arthur", Phoenix is ​​dressed in a dark gray jacket and a light-colored buttoned shirt with his long hair framing his gaunt face as he looks at the camera with suspicion and annoyance in his eyes.

Phillips gives no indication as to whether his next original Joker movie will see Phoenix dressed in an all-white face, with green hair and a purple suit.

While details of the plot have been concealed, Phoenix has already spoken about taking the character in a July interview with collider.

"It feels unique, it's its own world in some ways, and maybe, most of the time, it's scary to me, or something," said Phoenix, adding that the next project of "An actor" could just as easily be the thing that scares you the most.

The actor also discussed what it's like to play a role on which so many people have their own opinions.

"It's an enlarged version of what you treat as an actor," he said, explaining that every time an actor takes a role and imposes himself before the creative team of the film, can be very trying.

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"They have their expectations, and they have imagined things in their heads, and they have imagined different actors, and suddenly you are dealing with them and so there is this moment of anxiety of" Is I I met their expectations? "And at some point, just own and say," I can not consider who they could have imagined before or what movie six months ago, that's what it's like. " is now and I must find my way into it. "

The famous character has already been performed by many actors, including Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Jared Leto.

Warner Bros. described the film as an "exploration of a man ignored by society [that] is not only a grainy study, but also a broader warning story, "according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The release of the original Joker movie is scheduled for October 2019.