Joker director Todd Phillips says he took Inspiration from THIS city for his Gotham

In any given comic book story or film related to Batman or Joker, Gotham city plays a very important role. Gotham as a city is infected by crime, unemployment, and insensitivity. This is what makes Bruce Wayne turn into Batman; he wants to save his city. But during a recent interview, Joker director Todd Phillips expressed that for his version of Gotham, he took inspiration from a particular American city. Here is what he had to say.

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Joker director Todd Phillips on inspiration of making Gotham City:

Joker director Todd Phillips expressed that he took inspiration from New York. Todd Phillips was brought up in New York and says his view of city brought inspiration of making film. He asserted that film did t specify actual time and location of movie, but according to Todd, film takes place in 1981 New York. He said that while making film he used his extended memory of that period and tried to incorporate it into film.

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Todd Phillips also expressed that he has used his memory from time he was just 11 or 12 years old. He added that New York at that point of time was crushed at every level and had a lot of problems going on. This is t first time Joker director Todd Phillips has spoken about his version of Gotham City. He later also added that while creating city for film, he took inspiration from movies and characters which came out in 1970s, including 1976 film Taxi Driver. 

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But while explaining plot, Todd Philips also expressed that even though according to him it is based on 1981 New York, it is t necessary to be set at same time and place. He also added that makers of film set movie in past so that one can connect to it. He also went on to say that his film is set in an alternate universe.

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