The daily gossip: November 14, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix is down for a Joker sequel, Robert Pattinson is a Method acting skeptic, and more

Joaquin Phoenix.
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1. Joaquin Phoenix is down for a Joker sequel

Joker is nearing the fabled threshold of $1 billion at the global box office, which can only mean one thing: Sequel time! But while Warner Bros. would no doubt greenlight pretty much any movie with the word "Joker" in the title right now, star Joaquin Phoenix is being a little more selective about a possible followup, merely saying he feels the character offers "too much to explore" in a single movie — so he'll no doubt be relieved to hear there were literally four other movies featuring the Joker before his Joker arrived.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.