Joker enjoyed a successful run in cinemas, despite – or perhaps because of – the raging debate around the film's violence and its place in modern pop culture. Hidden among the debate has been the typical talk about whether we'll be seeing Joaquin Phoenix again as Arthur Fleck in a Joker sequel.
Initially, all signs pointed to no. Mainly because co-writer and director Todd Phillips ruled it out. Phillips said in no uncertain terms that "we have no plan for a sequel", that Joker is "not set up" for a sequel and that they always "pitched it as one movie". He even went as far as to call claims that a sequel was in the works "annoying".
Well, the joker's on us, apparently. $1 billion box office will have that effect.
It's now been confirmed Joker 2 is in development. Maybe? We think. It's still unclear.
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