The originalJokermovie wasn’t originally envisioned as a film that would get a sequel.
While speaking withVariety, Phoenix recalled a vivid dream he had during the production of the original film.
“And is Joaquin really going to give six months of his life to do that every night onstage?
Then we thought about doing it at the Carlyle as sort of a smaller thing.
But COVID hit.”
In place of that idea, Phillips says that they went with a more grounded take on Harley.
“We wanted her to fit into this world of Gotham that we created from the first movie.”
Phillips recently congratulated Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy afterDeadpool & Wolverine surpassed Jokerto becomethe highest-grossing R-rated movieof all-time.
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