Joker Sequel: Here Is What Todd Phillips Has To Say!
Director Todd Phillips has finally reacted to the rumours regarding the Joker sequel. The director has clarified that he has not signed the contract with Warner Bros yet.
Joker,
the
Joaquin
Pheonix
starrer
is
one
of
the
most
loved
films
of
2019.
The
Todd
Phillips
directorial
crossed
the
billion-dollar
mark
at
the
worldwide
box
office,
thus
emerging
as
the
first
R-rated
film
to
achieve
the
feat.
The
reports
regarding
the
Joker
sequel
has
been
doing
rounds
since
the
last
few
days,
much
to
the
excitement
of
fans.
An
article
published
by
The
Hollywood
Reporter
had
suggested
that
the
Joker
sequel
is
already
on
cards.
According
to
rumour
mills,
the
project
is
in
the
final
stage
of
discussion,
and
Todd
Phillips
has
already
signed
on
the
dotted
line.
It
was
also
rumoured
that
Phillips
and
Joaquin
Pheonix
is
likely
to
team
up
for
the
sequel.
However,
Todd
Phillips
has
finally
addressed
the
reports,
thus
putting
an
end
to
the
rumours.
The
director
clarified
that
he
has
never
met
the
Warner
Bros.
executives
as
the
reports
suggest.
According
to
Phillips,
he
doesn't
believe
in
immediately
making
a
sequel
when
a
movie
becomes
successful
and
would
like
to
take
things
forward
slowly.
He
pointed
out
that
The
Hangover
and
its
sequels
as
the
best
example
of
his
style
of
filmmaking.
Quoting
Todd
Phillips:
"Here's
the
real
truth
about
a
sequel.
While
Joaquin
and
I
have
talked
about
it,
and
while
touring
the
world
with
Warner
Bros.
executives
-
going
to
Toronto,
and
Venice,
and
other
places
-
of
course,
we're
sitting
at
dinner
and
they're
saying,
'So,
have
you
thought
about...?'
But,
talking
about
contracts,
there's
not
a
contract
for
us
to
even
write
a
sequel,
we've
never
approached
Joaquin
to
be
in
a
sequel.
Will
that
happen?
Again,
I
just
think
the
article
was
anticipatory
at
best."
But
Phillips
has
also
admitted
that
both
he
and
Joaquin
Pheonix
have
discussed
the
possibilities
for
a
sequel,
since
the
second
week
of
the
Joker
shooting
days.
Pheonix
had
mentioned
that
he
would
like
to
return
to
the
character
if
the
movie
gets
a
sequel,
following
the
release
of
Joker.