Phoenix has said that he thought the procedure was “grotesque,” despite the fact that he worked closely with a dietician.
“It’s a horrible, brutal diet but you get all the vitamins and minerals, so you’re like safe,” he told USA Today.
He acknowledged that his dramatic weight reduction had affected his “psychology” during the 2019 Venice Film Festival,
but said that this had eventually helped him get into character. “You start to go mad when you lose that much weight in that amount of time,” Phoenix remarked.
Phillips said that he wanted his Joker to appear’malnourished, lean, and hungry’ in the first movie, and it seems he also fancied the same appearance this time.
Phoenix acknowledged that he “was responsible” for starting the topic, but he said he wouldn’t be going into the specifics of his diet again because of the response he received the last time.
