"Joker" does not belong to any DC movie universe? The director said there will be no sequel development

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Todd Phillips, the director of "Joker" who just won the 76th Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award for Best Picture, Todd Phillips, recently clarified at a press conference in Los Angeles: " we have no plans to make a sequel! "

'Joker' does not belong to any DC movie universe? The director said there will be no sequel development - Lujuba

Recently, rumors about Todd Phillips and starring Jacques Phoenix wanting to continue to cooperate to launch the sequel to "Joker" have spread on the Internet, making him feel quite unhappy.

'Joker' does not belong to any DC movie universe? The director said there will be no sequel development - Lujuba

Some time ago Todd Phillips accepted an interview from the authoritative British film magazine "Total Film". In the interview, he said: " I will do whatever Jackie Phoenix wants to do ." And this sentence The words were misinterpreted by many people as a signal to make a sequel to "Joker".

'Joker' does not belong to any DC movie universe? The director said there will be no sequel development - Lujuba

" "Joker" has always been a true independent film , is not an extension of DCEU , nor is it the first generation of IP as a clown. We made this movie, sold it to Warner, and it exists in our own world Here, only that. This is not the creation of a new cinematic universe, nor is it a remake of other existing versions of Joker. This is our independent creation of this anti-hero origin story , I just think so."

After all, this is the director's own idea, and the specifics of still depend on Warner's subsequent layout of . We don’t know if there will be a sequel, but judging from foreign reviews and awards, this dark style attempt is undoubtedly a success. Maybe someday in the future, the DC Dark Universe may actually be born. Maybe.

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