Todd Phillips reportedly returning to co-write Joker 2

Todd Phillips, who co-wrote and directed 2019’s DC film Joker, is returning to write down its sequel, as per a report in The Hollywood Reporter. In a report about Hollywood’s strongest attorneys in THR, a press release says Phillips has struck a deal to co-write the sequel with Warner Bros.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGVQLHvwOY[/embed]

It was first claimed in The Hollywood Reporter in November, 2019, {that a} sequel to the Joaquin Phoenix-starrer is within the works. It's not clear if Phoenix might be again to play the position. The primary movie ended on an ambiguous word.

Phoenix instructed IndieWire in 2019 that the probabilities are “endless” for the sequel. He mentioned, “I don’t know that there is [more to do],” Phoenix mentioned. “Me and Todd would still be shooting now if we could, right? Because it seemed endless, the possibilities of where we can go with the character.”[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHi_8FGMObQ[/embed]

Joker instructed the origin story of the Clown Prince of Crime, probably the most well-known comic-book supervillain and the arch nemesis of Batman.

The movie was made on a price range of about 55 million {dollars}, and went on to gather 1.07 billion {dollars}. Because of the big distinction between its price range and gross assortment, it's thought-about to be probably the most worthwhile comic-book film ever.

Joker additionally generated a variety of controversy, as some critics claimed the movie aimed to humanise American real-life gun-toting mass murderers. However the movie obtained the final word acknowledgement – from the Academy within the type of 11 Oscar nominations.

Phoenix went on to clinch the Best Actor Oscar, turning into the second actor after Heath Ledger to win an Oscar for his portrayal of Joker. Hildur Guðnadóttir, the movie’s composer additionally received the Oscar for Best Unique Rating.