New York: Joker fame Joaquin Phoenix was spotted shooting Mike Mills directorial project in New York City's Central Park. The film is yet to be titled.
Several pictures are doing the rounds on the internet in which Phoenix was seen smiling and hanging out on a large rock outside with a young co-star, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Phoenix was wearing a dark gree coat with black pants and shoes on the Central Park set, as a small amount of snow was seen on the ground.
He was also spotted chatting with the 55 year old director Mills, who last directed "20th Century Women" in 2016.
For his performance in Joker, Phoenix is nominated For Best Actor At The Golden Globes.
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On a related note, director Todd Phillips is likely to reteam with Joaquinfor a sequel to the $1 billion-grossing R-rated hit Joker.
Talk of the sequel has been rife since the film's critically acclaimed premiere at the Venice film festival in August, but confirmation has proved elusive, reports theguardian.com.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, such a project is now in final-stage discussion, with the publication asserting that Phillips and Phoenix are "likely to reteam".
The director will write the screenplay to the sequel along with co-writer Scott Silver, with whom he worked on the original's script, sources told the Hollywood Reporter.
With inputs from IANS