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Joaquin Phoenix Facing Letterman Again

by PopEater Staff, posted Sep 13th 2010 4:30PM

Joaquin PhoenixMark your calendars: Phoenix vs. Letterman, round 2, will take place Sept. 22.

The last time Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the 'Late Show with David Letterman,' the interview was testy and awkward, and helped add yet another wrinkle to Phoenix's bizarre transformation from respected actor to amateur rapper. But things are bound to get a whole lot weirder come next week.

Phoenix will appear on the late night talk show Sept. 22, marking his first sit-down with Letterman since February 2009.

Casey Affleck's (faux?) documentary on Phoenix's transformation, called 'I'm Still Here,' is in theaters now and strangely enough includes the original interview with Letterman. It's very possible that Phoenix will plug the film on Letterman's show by airing a clip of himself talking to Letterman on Letterman's show. Mind blown?

Watch their last chit-chat after the jump!

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leah

the movie im still here is fake its not real but they wanted everyone to believe that he was really being like that so they pretty much pulled a huge prank on everyone

October 31 2010 at 11:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ducdebrabant

If the film really is a hoax, and if that means the whole transformation was a hoax and Joaquin faked the last interview, he may drop the mask in this interview and be just fine. I'd like that a lot. I hated believing he was self-destructing.

September 14 2010 at 4:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh

the rapper phoenix is gone and the respected actor phoenix is back...he ditched the caveman look and is now promoting this film so it was all a joke.

September 14 2010 at 2:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BrendaF0312

Brilliant! Love JP.
Kept us talking didnt it? We are STILL talking about it....so, he did his job WELL!

September 14 2010 at 2:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Wayne

I think you hit it right on the head Brenda - everyone here is talking about the last interview, the next interview, the movie, JP, Letterman, etc. JP is getting plenty of buzz and having fun (I hope) -gotta love him!

September 14 2010 at 6:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chckpope

WTF, I thought this guy quit the business, if so what the heck is he still doing popping up all over the place? Maybe he want's to be like where's Waldo. There but not so we could see him. Maybe we should just ignore him and maybe he'll go away. PLEASE!

September 14 2010 at 12:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AJD

Anyone should be able to tell this was all put-on and everyone fell for the joke.

September 13 2010 at 11:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
no2urh8

It was a great interview. It was honest. Jaquin Phoenix can act (his brother River Phoenix acted brilliantly as well), so Letterman wasnt telling any stories when he talked about his acting ability. Jaquin was just as honest, after Dave told him about the bubblegum, he immediately took it from his mouth put it under the desk, and realized he needed to remove it out of respect. All in all that interview was a blend of, Abbot and Costello, the scene in Good Fellas, of Pesci asking Ray 'do I make you laugh', and the surrealism of Andy Warhol, all rolled up into one, it's a classic. I agree with Dave, Jaquin shouldn't say never to acting, he's always brought his 'A' game.

September 13 2010 at 11:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mynameis

Why??????

September 13 2010 at 11:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

this was funny as hell lol

September 13 2010 at 11:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rockyraimi

Joaquim proves that you can very funny by not saying much and let others do the talking. This guy is brilliant and an amazing actor.

September 13 2010 at 11:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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