Joker-Con this was not.
As expected, the NYPD beefed up security at Wednesday night’s New York City premiere of the new “Joker” movie at Lincoln Center amid heightened fears of violence surrounding the flick.
Costumes — even face paint — were banned.
The NYPD dispatched its K-9 and counterterrorism units to search scores of fans as they entered the 9 p.m. showing at Alice Tully Hall.
Private security was also called in to guard the celebrities expected to show up to support Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the “Joker.”
By 8:30 p.m., roughly 100 fans were lined up outside — some for nearly three hours — waiting to score tickets and get inside.
Similar to many cinemas nationally and in the city, moviegoers at The Lincoln Center were warned ahead of time not to wear masks or full joker costumes.
The “Joker” fanatics had mixed feelings about the heightened security.
One fan who identified himself as Sasha, 19, said he welcomed the police presence.
“I don’t feel any concern here, look at all these cops.”
But another attendee, Thomas Roldan, 26, said “it’s kind of unsettling.”
The extra steps come as the FBI has reported identified online threats by “incel” extremists — who idolize the angry loner character of the “Joker.”
In response, as The Post reported on Monday, the NYPD directed all the city’s precincts to provide police coverage at Big Apple theaters showing the movie, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The movie officially opens in theaters on Friday.