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A halo of paranoia seems to be settling in the United States for the weekend. The premiere of Joker , the dark and heartbreaking proposal of Todd Philipps, starring a huge Joaquin Phoenix, has the police departments of several cities in the country on alert for fear of a new mass shooting in a movie theater . The one from Aurora, Colorado, in 2012, left 12 dead in a midnight session of The Dark Knight: The Legend Reborn .

Then the thing also had to do with Batman, the comics and his world. The closing of the trilogy of Chris Nolan, a consecrated master of the genre, was released, and the immense expectation and the ticket office at the doors muttered in creepy sangria. A movie theater in the dark, a man armed to the teeth and the public trying to avoid death.

Therefore, both the New York and Los Angeles police have already announced that they will reinforce the presence of troops around the halls where Philipps's film is released. It will not be an easy task. The winning work of the Golden Lion at the last Venice film festival will be screened in 4,000 cinemas across the country and promises to be the great event of the weekend in the US.

"There are no specific or credible threats so far," New York police said in a statement. "Any additional personnel will be mobilized if necessary." According to the New York Post , police chief Rodney Harrison has asked all city teams to pay special attention to cinemas in his area where Joker is projected. It is also expected that there are incognito agents camouflaged among the public in some rooms.

The connection between the comic book character created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson and Aurora's shooting is close, especially for the families of the victims of the killing. A few days ago, five of those families sent a letter to Warner Brothers , the studio behind Joker , to express their concern about the possibility of a similar massacre being repeated due to the nature of the feature film.

The writing emphasizes the explicit violence of the film and the fact that the character of the Joker can inspire others to star in another massacre, something increasingly common in the US. In August alone, the death toll in shootings was 59 throughout the country .

Both Philipps and the study have clarified that there is no intention in his film to incite violence. However, Robert de Niro, one of the protagonists of the film, has supported Colorado families in their request to Warner to donate part of the proceeds to the victims of firearms , and not to support linked politicians again. with the National Rifle Association.

At the moment, Joker will not be screened in the Aurora room, renovated after the massacre of 2012. In the rest of the cinemas of the country where the crude portrait of the villain of Gotham will pass, the alert is still standing, especially after the sale massive advance tickets. A collection of 80 million dollars is expected in its first weekend on the billboard.

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