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.
Joker 2's Todd Phillips Explains Why Filmmakers Makes So Many Sequels
Archie Fenn, Movieweb
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 7:20am
BING NEWS:
- Joker: Folie à Deux first reviews land following Venice premiere
We also know the sequel opens with an animated Looney Tunes-inspired sequence which Todd Phillips – who returned to direct and co-write – said was to make the movie "feel like it was made by ...
09/3/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link - Lady Gaga reveals new details about Joker 2’s ‘big swing’
It’s a testament to [Todd] as a director, that he would rather be creative than just tell a traditional story of love.” Elsewhere in the interview, Phillips, 53, offered further details about ...
08/20/2024 - 6:58 am | View Link - Joker 2’s Musical Element Isn’t the Only Way the Sequel Moves Away From the First Movie
A quick perusal of social media shows some fans are still processing the idea that Joker: Folie à Deux, a sequel to Todd Phillips’ billion-dollar-grossing favorite of edgelords everywhere ...
08/19/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link - Joker director has the perfect response to Deadpool and Wolverine beating DC film's record: "We knew it was gonna be big, but this is too much"
We knew it was gonna be big, but this is too much. Congrats to everyone involved!!" Phillips posted to Instagram, along with a fitting picture of Deadpool doing his 'Bye Bye Bye' dance on top of ...
08/18/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link - More
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