ImgurJoaquin Phoenix has been cast as the lead in yet another dark comedy.
A meme featuring the three-time Oscar nominee went viral in anticipation of Hurricane Joaquin touching down in the U.S. And though the National Weather Service is now predicting that the hurricane will remain at sea as it heads north from the Bahamas, sparing the East Coast any major damage...
That doesn't make the meme any less funny.
One even parallels the storm's strength to the actor's physical transformation through the years in five hilarious photos, starting with Phoenix as a teen pining for the girl next door in Inventing the Abbots, increasing in intensity as Johnny Cash in 2005's Walk The Line and ending with the big beard and dark sunglasses from his I'm Still Here days.
The Internet's going crazy over this viral sensation, making #HurricaneJoaquinPhoenix trend like, if we want to keep the natural disaster theme going, wildfire. Social media users across the board are having a swell time fake-blaming the actor for the East Coast's downpour over the past few days.
(Caution: Some contain NSFW language, naturally.)
Look out for #HurricaneJoaquin! It might give you a hangover. RT @markfidelman pic.twitter.com/p2V4lC9SVC
? Tamara McCleary (@TamaraMcCleary) October 2, 2015Shouldn't he be headed out toward Phoenix? #HurricaneJoaquin #WeatherAlert @weatherchannel @CNNWeather pic.twitter.com/sR2WYFD0Kd
? Grant Maloy Smith (@GrantMaloySmith) October 1, 2015The Category 4 storm was said to be producing winds of 130 miles per hour as it traversed the northwest and central Bahamas. No casualties have been reported, per the New York Times.
At least East Coasters have something to laugh about now in the midst of their gloomy weather—call it an inherent vice.
Apparently Joaquin Phoenix can be funnier than we expected! Watch what actress Marion Cotillard has to say about his humor on the set of The Immigrant.