


Teen daughter of Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans loses bid for restraining order against dad's girlfriend Bianca Wallace It was important for the purpose of the film for the makeup Joaquin wore to be very clown-like and have the ability to be applied by him onscreen. Then a red mouth was painted to extend out into a smile towards the cheek bones.Īdditionally, blue diamonds were painted across his eyes and lids with red eyebrows drawn high up on the actor's forehead. The final version of the makeup showed Joaquin slathered in white face paint to cover the entirety of his face, and it also covered up his eyebrows. 'Collaborating was the key: hair, costume design, production design and cinematography, we all worked closely together to “paint” the overall picture of the movie, always referencing each other in mood, texture and color palette for synchronicity,' she said.īut Ledermann also credited Phoenix for his ability to bring 'the makeup to life' with his 'incredible performance' of the Joker, 'because it has to come from within to make it so powerful.' Inspiration: 'Joaquin’s version is a clown makeup that is realist and organic in terms of the application,' Ledermann (center) saidĬollaboration then happened between both Phoenix and Joker director Todd Phillips to create a makeup look everyone wanted.
