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“The Master” Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Is Back

Paul Thomas Anderson will soon be returning to the big screen after a long hiatus following his 2007 “There Will Be Blood.” A first trailer for “The Master,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, has been released. The film is believed to have been inspired by the Church of Scientology, one of the most...

22 May 2012
08:05 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix to Do Scientology-Like Religious Movie

Joaquin Phoenix hasn’t worked in quite some time. In fact, judging by what came out in the press, he’s been on a break since he came out with the faux-documentary “I’m Still Here.” Fans should be happy to know he’s preparing for a new project.Variety reports that there’s a ne...

13 April 2011
09:48 GMT

David Letterman to Sue Phoenix, Affleck for Documentary Hoax

Joaquin Phoenix returned on David Letterman’s show, one year and a half after the appearance that seemed to almost cost him his career – and the first bits of the new interview are already online. A clean shaved, slimmer and overall more talkative Joaquin Phoenix returned on the show to answer questio...

23 September 2010
05:13 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix to Play Leonardo DiCaprio’s Lover in ‘Hoover’

In what could be a match made in method acting heaven, Clint Eastwood is said to be looking to get Joaquin Phoenix to star opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the upcoming film “Hoover.”Now that the “I want to be a rapper” cat is out of the bag, Joaquin must be looking for new projects to work on &n...

22 September 2010
10:59 GMT

People Were Happy to Mock Joaquin, Casey Affleck Says

“I’m Still Here,” the Casey Affleck-directed faux documentary of Joaquin Phoenix’s attempt at making a career as a rapper is now out and, while many are saying he would have needed counseling if all of it were true, Affleck says no one cared when they were still making it. That Phoenix was onl...

22 September 2010
06:54 GMT

David Letterman Was In on the Joaquin Phoenix Hoax

Casey Affleck admitted that his and Joaquin Phoenix’s so-called documentary “I’m Still Here” was just “performance art” but, according to reports, these two weren’t the only ones in on the secret. Even David Letterman, on whose show Phoenix put in an appearance in Februar...

21 September 2010
05:11 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix’s Meltdown Was a Hoax, Casey Affleck Confirms

For more than a year, questions about Joaquin Phoenix’s decision to quit acting and pursue a career in rap didn’t cease to make the rounds. Now that “I’m Still Here” is out, fans can rest assured: it was all just a hoax. As must be common knowledge by now, Phoenix announced that he was d...

17 September 2010
05:07 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Returns on David Letterman

In February last year, during what would turn out to be his last televised appearance in a really long time, Joaquin Phoenix made a fool of himself on David Letterman’s show. He will soon be returning to the scene of the crime.The actor’s previous appearance came shortly after he’d announced he woul...

14 September 2010
04:14 GMT

‘I’m Still Here’ Reviews: Brilliant, Deeply Disturbing Movie Experiment

Fans hoped this year’s Venice Film Festival would bring some answers as to Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck’s past year or so, with the premiere of their film / documentary / mockumentary / hoax, “I’m Still Here.”It didn’t but, as ScreenCrave informs, it brought only excellent rev...

8 September 2010
04:15 GMT

Distributors Uncertain About Stomach-Turning Joaquin Phoenix Documentary

For more than a year now, reports about Joaquin Phoenix’s mental health have been making the rounds non-stop. The actor announced in January 2009 that he’d be quitting acting to pursue a career in rap instead, presumably inspired by the wonderful critical reception he got for his singing on “Walk th...

10 May 2010
11:52 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Back from Retirement with New Film

It’s been a little over a year that Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix made the announcement that made many of his fans think whether he was not playing a hoax on them, namely that he was quitting acting to pursue a career in music, rap to be more specific. Though both Joaquin and his publicist insisted at the time ...

13 March 2010
07:06 GMT

Details Emerge on ‘Brilliant’ Joaquin Phoenix Album

Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has managed to do what many deemed impossible: make a “perfect” music album that would never see the light of day. Precisely one year ago, the star said he would retire from acting to pursue a career in music, kicking it off with a couple not too stellar rap performance...

26 January 2010
03:39 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Buys Velvet Cape, Runs Out of Store Wearing It

Even if his publicist repeatedly said that there was no “joke” and no “hoax” about Joaquin Phoenix’s decision to quit acting and start a career as a rapper, almost no one believed him. Most fans chose to go with that he was making a mockumentary like British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as...

7 August 2009
11:40 GMT

Casey Affleck Wants Fans’ Help with Joaquin Phoenix Documentary

Following a string of disastrous public appearances, live performances and plenty of ridicule both from the public and industry watchers, Joaquin Phoenix seems to have gone into hiding. Nevertheless, director Casey Affleck is still busy working on a yet untitled documentary on his transition from acting to music &nda...

22 May 2009
11:34 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Needs Help, Director James Gray Says

When Joaquin Phoenix first announced that he would be quitting acting to pursue a career in hip-hop, most thought this was just another classic example of a star looking to branch out, one that would end once he would see the future held nothing but failure. Initially, James Gray, the director of Phoenix’s late...

27 March 2009
12:16 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Needs Street Cred, Gwyneth Paltrow Says

With the entire world doubting his career change, Joaquin Phoenix’s rap act is not even convincing enough to make his own co-star Gwyneth Paltrow buy it. In other words, Gwyneth says there must be something else to Joaquin’s turning to rap than what he’s letting out. He could also use more street cr...

17 March 2009
10:42 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Gets Physical with Heckler

So far, Joaquin Phoenix’s determination about his career as a rapper has failed to convince his fans and the media, with most still betting that the sudden change could be nothing but a hoax much in the manner of Sacha Baron Cohen’s now famous mockumentaries. Though, one thing the former actor is serious ...

13 March 2009
08:32 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Embarrasses Himself on Letterman

Joaquin Phoenix is, without a doubt, one of the most talented actors of our generation, and the many awards and high praises he has got throughout his career speak volumes as to that. Nevertheless, when it comes to his recent switch to making rap music, there are still many questions left unanswered – and many ...

13 February 2009
09:02 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Explains Change of Style to Homeless Chic

Joaquin Phoenix’s debut as a rapper may still be a mystery to the millions who have come to love his acting, despite his rep’s claims, but that does not mean that the actor is not determined to make the best of trying. In a recent interview, Phoenix explains that it’s not just his career that is cha...

10 February 2009
09:36 GMT

No Hoax about Rapper Joaquin Phoenix, Rep Says

The other day, while the world was still having trouble coming to terms with Joaquin Phoenix’s rather disastrous debut as a rapper, word got out that it was nothing but an elaborate hoax. Today, the former actor’s representative is telling the media that Joaquin is sincere in his intentions of crossing ov...

30 January 2009
07:48 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix’s Rap Career, Just an Elaborate Hoax

A couple of days ago, multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix made his debut as a rapper in a Las Vegas club, much to the amazement of his fans who did not, for a second, believe that he was serious when he announced he would be quitting acting. New reports seem to indicate, though, that all could have easily been ...

28 January 2009
08:49 GMT

Rapper Joaquin Phoenix Is a Hissy Diva, Reports Say

Not long ago, multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix announced that he would no longer be pursuing a career in movies, opting instead for one in music. Since then, much has been heard of said crossover but, even so, nothing is yet official. However, that is not stopping all sorts of reports from surfacing, one of ...

22 January 2009
11:03 GMT

Drunk Joaquin Phoenix Raps in Las Vegas Club

Multi-award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has retired from acting and is now seeking to make a name for himself in the music industry. As we already reported yesterday, it seems that his genre of choice is none other than rap, with Sean Combs / Diddy as his mentor. It turns out that this was truly the case as, over t...

18 January 2009
14:21 GMT

Joaquin Phoenix Turns Rapper Under Diddy’s Guidance

When actor Joaquin Phoenix announced, a while back, that he would be retiring from acting to pursue a music career, many thought that this would be something similar to what Aussie and “Gladiator” co-star Russell Crowe also did, and that he would sing but continue to place the most emphasis on acting. As ...

17 January 2009
04:32 GMT


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