While audiences are beginning to bemoan Hollywood's endless cavalcade of sequels, assuming them to be lazy cash grabs, acclaimed director Todd Phillips has provided an alternative reason as to why your favorite movies are being turned into franchises. Phillips returns to cinemas later this year with the eagerly anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie Deux which sees Joaquin Phoenix return as the titular DC Comics villain, this time joined by Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in a wild reimaginging of the classic characters.