Mumbai: The release date of Joaquin Phoenix starrer Joker which has been preponed two days earlier, on October 2, has set up a box-office clash with Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff action drama War and Chiranjeevi's Telugu period drama Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.
The date change was announced on the Twitter handle of Warner Bros.
"Joker movie will now release in India on Wednesday, October 2nd, two days ahead of its initial scheduled release," the post read.
Interestingly the film has left people wondering if it will encourage violence, will release on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi who epitomises non-violence.
Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker is based on the popular DC supervillain of the same name. It follows the life of Arthur Fleck (essayed by Phoenix) as an aspiring stand-up comedian and his transition into becoming the Joker.
The film was recently screened at the Venice film festival and has been receiving rave reviews and positive audience feedback.
Apart from Phoenix, the movie also features Robert De Niro, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, and Shea Whigham.
War, on the other hand, follows an Indian soldier who is assigned to eliminate his former mentor, who had gone rogue. Helmed by Siddharth Anand, is produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films.
