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 telling the Los Angeles Times 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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