Big shoes to fill, eh Joaquin?

JOAQUIN Phoenix springs into action as the clown prince of crime in a scene from new film Joker.

The 43-year-old, below, is the latest heavyweight to play Batman’s nemesis, following Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto and the late Heath Ledger.

The blockbuster exploring the iconic character’s origins, also starring Robert De Niro and Zazie Beetz, is due out in

October 2019.

Expect some laugh or death scenarios...