Joker 2: Todd Phillips in talks with Warner Bros. for the sequel?

Todd Phillips is in talks with Warner Bros. and is currently working on a sequel of Joker. Phillips-directed Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix has alrey crossed $1 billion mark in its global ticket sales. budget of film was much lesser than its counting collections. Re on to kw more details about Joker 2.

Joker 2 set to be me by Philips

Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix as Batman’s arch-enemy is currently highest-grossing R-rated film. Joker dethroned Ryan Reylds’ Depool and is still counting its collections after crossing $1 billion mark. According to a leing U.S. media portal’s report, Todd Phillips is in talks with Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich for a sequel of Joker. According to report, Todd Philips will be directing Joker sequel and he will once again team up with Scott Silver to write ar gritty screenplay for Joker 2.

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According to leing media portal’s report, Philips is in talks with Emmerich to create origin stories of several or DC characters following success of Joaquin Phoenix-starrer Joker. Joaquin Phoenix is alrey considered to be a part of Oscars race following his performance as Batman’s arch-enemy. Joker’s counting collections after crossing $1 billion mark is ar win for DC and Warner Bros. Joker is fourth DC film to cross $1 billion mark following 2018’s Jason Momoa starrer Aquaman ($1.15 billion), 2012 film  Dark Knight Rises ($1.09 billion) and 2008 flick,  Dark Knight ($1 billion).

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Todd Phillips’ Joker was me in a budget of $60 million which is visibly lesser than its current box-office ticket sales. According to same leing media portal’s report, Philips deal with Warner regarding origin stories of DC characters will t explore Batman’s story. Matt Reeves’ Batman starring Robert Pattinson is alrey set to do so. Same goes for Wonder Woman. Patty Jenkins’ 2017 Wonder Woman alrey explored angle by laying out Wonder Woman’s olescent years on hidden island of myscira. sequel of Wonder Woman, titled Wonder Woman 1984, is alrey set to release on June 5, 2020. According to report, Todd Philips could be exploring DC’s power-hungry Lex Luthor’s original story or tyrannical and cynical ruler Darkseid.

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