‘Joker’ Sequel Reportedly in Development
Written by SOURCE on November 20, 2019
While the story of this year’s Joker could have easily stood as a one-time exploration of a troubled character portrayed with excellency by Joaquin Phoenix, we now have word that a sequel is indeed imminent.
Wednesday, the Hollywood Reporter informed the planet that director Todd Phillips “is in talks” to helm a second Joker film. Additionally, Warner Bros. is said to have sequel options all set up for Phoenix, meaning he’s likely to return.
The full THR report on Joker—which is now the fourth DC entry to cross the billion-dollar mark at the box office—adds that Phillips also proposed the larger idea of putting together a “portfolio” of DC character origin story films. That idea is said to have been “balked” at, though the related meeting did result in Phillips securing the rights to “at least one” additional DC story aside from the Joker sequel.
A Los Angeles Times profile from earlier this month touched on Phoenix and Phillips mid-production talks of possibly exploring the character further, though—at the time—those talks weren’t necessarily spoken from a place of firm planning.
“In the second or third week of shooting, I was like, ‘Todd, can you start working on a sequel? There’s way too much to explore,'” Phoenix recalled. “It was kind of in jest—but not really.”
This story is being updated.
