Todd Phillips is getting ready to send in the clowns with Joker: Folie à Deux – but if you’re expecting him to return for Joker 3, think again.
Buoyed by the (initial) rave reactions and its extraordinary box office haul, Warner Bros. gave Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix the green light for another chapter of Arthur Fleck’s story.
Joker 2is hitting cinemas in October, set to explore the immediate aftermath of the first film’s chaos. And, behind the doors of Arkham Asylum, Arthur will meet his soulmate:Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga.
So, what about a third movie? Phillips talked about Joker 3 in aninterviewwith Variety, but not for the reason you may be hoping for.
“It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world,” he confirmed.
Neither Phillips nor Phoenix was ready to leave Arthur behind, and that hunger to return to his story has clearly been quelled.
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“I’d love to keep working with Joaquin but on a comedy, because he can be so loose and funny,” Phillips explained.
“And I think people really want comedies right now. The trailer for Joker 2 sort of sums things up when it says, ‘What the world needs now is love.’ But I would go farther: We could use a good laugh too.”
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Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
