He's baaaack! Joaquin Phoenix was tapped to revive Heath Ledger's Joker character in the new JOKER film set for release on Oct. 4 and fans wanna know how Joaquin stacks up as the painted crazy clown!

Warner Bros.' final trailer was released the other day and social media is going CRAZY -- pun intended -- over comparisons between the two actors.

Heath played the character in 2008's The Dark Knight and won an Oscar for it -- pretty unheard of for a horror/thriller film. Next, Jared Leto took a stab at the role in Suicide Squad in 2016.

And finally, Joaquin is up with his take on the part and so far, critics are saying he's pretty damn good. See for yourself -- compare the new trailer above with Heath's iconic performance below ...