Sep 24, 2019 strange to think the most controversial movie in 2019 would be based on what used to be a very silly comic book character, but here we are. Like the aurora shooting, they shared a disturbing thread. Its more of a portrayal of a mass shooter than the character from the comic book series. Aurora is obviously a horrible, horrible situation, todd phillips said. The aurora shooting is tied to the batman universe for reasons both obvious and complex. Police radio audio starting with first dispatch to aurora, colorado shooting at century 16 theater duration. Relatives and friends of those killed during the 2012 shooting in aurora. Sep 24, 2019 joker is now back in the headlines, thanks to a new petition by family members of the victims killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, colorado. Aurora shooting victims families express joker concerns. Joker movie director called out by parents of aurora. Families of aurora shooting victims express concern about.
Sep 10, 2019 and comic artist heather antos got 16,000 retweets on a viral thread that incorrectly stated that the aurora shooter quite literally dressed up as the joker. If you are looking for any new or back issue comic book or comics magazine, mile high comics will either have it available for you right now at bargain prices, or let you sign up for a free email notification when we do get it in stock via our. Joker will not play at the theater where a mass shooting took place during a screening of the dark knight rises back in 2012, as family members. Set to release later this month, joker is the subject of much controversy at present, with critics citing the films supposedly sympathetic villain as a possible source of inspiration for wouldbe. Joker controversy hits fever pitch as aurora shooting. Was james holmes, suspected aurora shooter, inspired by. Families of aurora shooting victims express concern about joker joker, which comes out oct. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded history.
Families of aurora shooting victims express concern about joker. Aurora shooting victims voice concerns over joker in emotional. Sep 24, 2019 the aurora shooting is tied to the batman universe for reasons both obvious and complex. Batman comic delayed after aurora shootings books the. Aurora theater shooting are calling on warner bros. In dark knight rises shooting at aurora theater, eerie echo. But as anyone who has ever seen a comic book movie can. The rumor began in the hours after james holmes killed 12 people and injured 70 more during a 2012 screening of the dark knight rises. Families of aurora shooting victims are worried about the release of joker and want warner bros. Batman comic delayed after aurora shootings comics and graphic. Speaking at a press conference in manhattan, thennew york. The joker is simply a clown who loves crime the outline. Families of the aurora theater shooting victims are.
Jul 16, 2015 sandy phillips, whose daughter jessica ghawi was killed in the 2012 aurora movie theatre massacre, carries a tshirt memorializing the twelve people killed in the attack, outside the arapahoe. In dark knight shooting at aurora theater, eerie echo of seminal. Families of aurora theater shooting victims ask movie studio. Alex teves was with his girlfriend at the theater in aurora when the. In dark knight shooting at aurora theater, eerie echo of. More than 70 percent of all the shooters since 2000 were born after 1980, and many of them were only 14 or 15 years old. At the time, the shooting was the most deadly incident on u.
May 17, 2017 a 1986 batman comic perfectly predicted the 2012 aurora shooting or at least, its sloppy media coverage in 2012, james nobody gives a shit about my middle name holmes walked into a latenight screening of the dark knight rises in aurora, colorado and started shooting people, killing 12. Families whose loved ones were killed in the 2012 aurora theater shooting are urging warner bros. In dark knight rises shooting at aurora theater, eerie. Early on, many people speculated the gunman was inspired by the joker, but a 2015 denver post report. Theres already been a lot of talk surrounding whether the theater attack in aurora, colorado will negatively impact the financial wellbeing of the alreadystruggling cinema business in the long. Sep 24, 2019 several victims of the 2012 mass shooting in aurora, colorado, are expressing their concerns in particular. Aurora, colorado mass shooting at movie theater raw video. Why the families of aurora shooting victims are worried. Joker film has families of aurora shooting victims on. Nation reacts to aurora, colorado shooting at dark knight rises showing steve sunu jul 27, 2012 while a childrens hospital has cancelled an appearance by batman over concerns of upsetting young patients, dark knight rises composer hans zimmer donates proceeds from sales of one of his songs to the aurora victims relief fund. Sep 25, 2019 joker, an upcoming comic book adaptation starring joaquin phoenix, prompted family and friends of aurora shooting victims to write a letter to warner bros. Joker film has families of aurora shooting victims on edge. Still, the selfdescribed comic book nerd says he thinks joker looks.
Questions about the aurora shooter abound, including the possibility of a conspiracy involving at least one other, and perhaps many others, in the july 20. Jokers depiction of violence is currently a topic of much debate, but the connection between the perpetrator of the 2012 shooting in aurora, colorado and the dc character is often misrepresented. But as anyone who has ever seen a comic book movie. Relatives of aurora shooting victims worry joker could. Sep 24, 2019 now, families of the aurora, colorado shooting victims, who were massacred during a screening of the dark knight rises in 2012, are calling on warner bros. And comic artist heather antos got 16,000 retweets on a viral thread that incorrectly stated that the aurora shooter quite literally dressed up as the joker. Joker, an upcoming comic book adaptation starring joaquin phoenix, prompted family and friends of aurora shooting victims to write a letter to warner bros. Joker picked up a couple of golden globe awards this weekend, but the film continues to hover near controversy. The aurora theater was remodeled and renamed after the 2012 shooting that also wounded 58 people. Jul 20, 2012 there are eerie similarities between the massacre at the aurora multiplex during a showing of the dark knight rises and a sequence in a seminal 1986 comic book. That holmes was inspired by the joker to open fire during a midnight premiere of the dark knight rises is something between an urban legend and a willful misreading.
Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. A group of people whose loved ones witnessed or were killed in 2012s aurora theater shooting are calling on warner bros. Remembering the aurora movie theater shooting victims cbs news. Aurora shooting victims protest joker in warner bros. Relatives of people killed in the 2012 shooting at a theater in aurora, colo. Families of aurora shooting victims concerned over joker. Survivors and family members of those killed in the 2012 mass shooting in aurora, colorado, at a screening of the dark knight rises are voicing their fears to. Why the families of aurora shooting victims are worried about. Aurora shooting victims raise concerns about joker in.
Twelve were killed and dozens more injured in the massacre at a screening of the dark. The aurora shooting also became the most deadly shooting in colorado. Pressing the issue on whether holmes fashioned himself after a comic book villain didnt seem entirely relevant. Sandy phillips, whose daughter jessica ghawi was killed in the 2012 aurora movie theatre massacre, carries a tshirt memorializing the twelve people killed in the attack, outside the arapahoe. Strange to think the most controversial movie in 2019 would be based on what used to be a very silly comic book character, but here we are.
Two of the parents of one of the victims of the aurora mass shooting wrote an open. Sep 24, 2019 survivors and family members of those killed in the 2012 mass shooting in aurora, colorado, at a screening of the dark knight rises are voicing their fears to warner bros. Jul 20, 2012 july 20, 2012 violence like the massacre that happened in aurora, colo. We are the family members and friends of the 12 people killed at the century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, at a screening of the dark knight rises on july 20, 2012, the families state in an open. The aurora shooting was perpetrated by a socially isolated individual who felt wronged by society and acted, the letter adds. July 20, 2012 violence like the massacre that happened in aurora, colo. Todd phillips also questioned why some are conflating joker with the movie theater shooting in aurora in 2012.
Family members of the 2012 aurora mass shooting victims have sent a letter to warner bros. A 2012 mass shooting at the cinemark aurora theater, then known as the century 16, left 12 dead and 70 wounded. Mile high comics your new and collectible comic book store. Now, families of the aurora, colorado shooting victims, who were massacred during a screening of the dark knight rises in 2012, are calling on warner bros. Families of aurora shooting victims are voicing their. Aurora shooting victims families worried about joker. But as anybody who has seen a comic book movie can tell you. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded on this day in 2012, gunman james holmes started a mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, a denver suburb, killing 12. Sep 24, 2019 the families of the aurora victims clarified in their letter that they support free speech and free expression. Jul 24, 2012 aurora, colorado shooting suspect james holmes seen in video, expected in court abc news exclusive duration. Aurora shooting victims voice fears over joker in letter to warner. Oct 02, 2019 the rumor began in the hours after james holmes killed 12 people and injured 70 more during a 2012 screening of the dark knight rises. Sep 24, 2019 relatives of people killed in the 2012 shooting at a theater in aurora, colo.
Families of aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of. Nah, vd and the collector are going to be on opposing sides. Sep 24, 2019 family members of the 2012 aurora mass shooting victims have sent a letter to warner bros. Families of aurora shooting victims condemn gun violence.
Movie theater that was site of aurora, colorado mass shooting. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. Police are pictured outside of a century 16 movie theatre where as many as 14 people were killed and many injured at a shooting during the showing of a movie at the in aurora, colo. Families of aurora shooting victims condemn gun violence in joker. Shes probably going to want to get vds soul, or something like that, and vd probably will want to destroy her. The joker didnt inspire the aurora shooter, but the rumor. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Several victims of the 2012 mass shooting in aurora, colorado, are expressing their concerns in particular.
Aurore jeannemarie beaubier is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. A 1986 batman comic perfectly predicted the 2012 aurora shooting or at least, its sloppy media coverage in 2012, james nobody gives a shit about my middle name holmes walked into a latenight screening of the dark knight rises in aurora, colorado and. Reached by telephone, an employee at century aurora and xd said tuesday there were no immediate plans to show joker at the theater but referred calls for comment. Alarmed by violence depicted in a trailer for the upcoming movie joker, some relatives of victims of the 2012 aurora movie theater shooting asked distributor warner bros.
Aurora, colorado shooting suspect james holmes seen in video, expected in court abc news exclusive duration. Batman vs superman movie to start shooting this weekend. Jul 27, 2019 aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded on this day in 2012, gunman james holmes started a mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, a denver suburb, killing 12 peoplethe youngest a 6year. Aurora survivors urge joker studio to support gun control.
Jul 20, 2012 police radio audio starting with first dispatch to aurora, colorado shooting at century 16 theater duration. Mile high comics is americas largest comics dealer, with over 10 million comics and over 300,000 comics trade paperbacks and hardbacks in stock. There are eerie similarities between the massacre at the aurora multiplex during a showing of the dark knight rises and a sequence in a seminal 1986 comic book. The joker didnt inspire the aurora shooter, but the rumor wont go. The century aurora and xd movie theater, which was the site of a mass shooting in july 2012 that left 12 dead, confirmed it will not show the thriller joker. Sep 24, 2019 joker will not play at the theater where a mass shooting took place during a screening of the dark knight rises back in 2012, as family members of those killed pen a letter to wb, and the studio. Jan 08, 2020 joker picked up a couple of golden globe awards this weekend, but the film continues to hover near controversy. Remembering the aurora movie theater shooting victims. Sep 24, 2019 families of aurora shooting victims express concern about joker joker, which comes out oct. Joker movie director called out by parents of aurora shooting. The 2012 aurora shooting took the lives of 12 people. Joker is now back in the headlines, thanks to a new petition by family members of the victims killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, colorado.