‘Joker 2’: Warner about to give the green light to the sequel to ‘Joker’ with Joaquin Phoenix

The rumors about second part of the ‘Joker’after the success of joaquin phoenix playing the character, they are becoming more and more close to becoming a reality. According to the latest information, the sequel to the film, which was released in 2019, is about to have the final go-ahead to begin production.

Matthew Belloni of Puck News has reported that Warner Broyes is very close to giving the green light to ‘Joker 2’, which would again be directed by Todd Phillips. Other sources also assured a few days ago that David Zaslav, the new CEO of the studio, wanted to give the director a very important role in the DC Universe, similar to that of Kevin Feige in Marvel’s.

In January, Heroic Hollywood reported that Warner Bros. had officially received the first draft of the script and that the film, again with Philips behind the scenes and with Phoenix as the protagonist, would start shooting at some point in 2023.

Explore the character further

In addition, the actor assured last year that they realized the Joker character potential from the start of filming. “There are some things that we could explore further from this guy, what I don’t know is if we will,” Joaquin Phoenix said.

The tape about the antagonist of Batman, who was nominated for 11 Oscars and served Phoenix to win the statuette for best actor, it is possibly the most profitable comic book movie in history. With a budget of just 55 million dollars, ‘Joker’ obtained a collection of more than 1,000 million at the box office.

Another incentive for the sequel to see the light is the recent merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, which has led to the restructuring of some DC projects in film and television and the intention to make more unique films such as ‘The Batman’ and ‘Joker ‘.