However, no violence resulted from Joker being released, and indeed the supposed backlash over the movie quite frankly was more of a media-driven thing than anything that reflected public perception of the film. Clearly though, some people at Warners bought into the idea that Joker might cause an outbreak of violence or at the very least was not a tasteful film to put out amid concerns over mass shootings.
Luckily for the studio, they stuck to their guns and put Joker in theaters, and the result was a lot of money in the till. Obviously, WB's decision over Wonder Woman is a different thing as coronavirus is very real, and questions about what to do with movies set to release in the next few months are genuine things studios must grapple with unlike fears of Joker -related violence, which were simply a case of hysteria.
What's clear in both cases is that the theatrical window is no longer as sacred as it once was, as studios shift their approach to keep up with circumstances sometimes beyond their control. Source: The Wrap. So we guess, Joker 2 would premiere around However, another report claims that the script is already written?
Daily Mirror reported that the scripts for both the sequels are already written, and Joaquin Phoenix is ready to play his role, Arthur Fleck or Joker. It is widely expected that Joaquin Phoenix would return to play his infamous role of Arthur Fleck. Besides, earlier it was reported that Joaquin Phoenix is to finalize the offering of USD 50 million contracts to play for Joker 2 and Joker 3.
It is highly unlikely that Arthur's mother Penny Fleck Frances Conroy and Arthur's idol, popular talk show host Murray Franklin Robert De Niro will come back in the next season, as they were killed by Arthur in the last movie. Joker was reported to be setting up a new 'label' within the Worlds of DC for movies that were not in the main timeline, but were new takes on their established characters that didn't have to worry about continuity.
This new 'label' perhaps vibe is a more accurate description will have to take a back seat to the sequel's development. The other critical question for the Joker sequel is who the antagonist to Arthur will be. In the first movie, the foil for Joker was himself in many ways. His transition from vaguely normal member of civil society into full-on killer was the crux of the film. But where do we go from here? What further development is there for Joker? In the Batman movies, Joker has always been a foil of Batman.
He is the villain set up to goad the protagonist into action. With no hero, or even anti-hero, the sequel could simply be a free-for-all. Whether or not Phillips is actually writing the sequel as we speak, we're still no closer to knowing when Joker 2 will be released in cinemas.
Fury of the Gods in Like the first movie, we don't imagine that a sequel would have to fit into the main timeline of the DC universe, so it could release any time.
However, we'd be surprised if we saw it before We still don't even know if it's officially happening, so any footage or a first trailer is a long way off, we're afraid. Interested in Digital Spy's weekly newsletter? In a time of increasing violence perpetrated by disaffected white men, is it really the best thing to keep making movies that portray disaffected white men doing violence as sympathetic? The negative reactions to Joker seem largely fueled by the current climate of mass shootings in the US.
In August, the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton left a total of more than 30 deaths and dozens of injuries, and the white year-old gunman in the El Paso shooting had posted an online manifesto filled with xenophobic and racist rhetoric.
When we learned that Warner Bros. We want to be clear that we support your right to free speech and free expression. But as anyone who has ever seen a comic book movie can tell you: with great power comes great responsibility. Some critics also voiced this concern about how the movie portrays violence, especially violence that is so intertwined with our own realities, in their reviews.
Back in , a similar controversy arose from a variant cover of Batgirl in which the Joker is painting his red, ghastly smile on his apparent hostage, Batgirl , who is quivering in fear. Part of that torture involves Joker paralyzing and sexually assaulting Batgirl, a. Barbara Gordon. He explained why in a interview with Wizard Magazine :. I asked DC if they had any problem with me crippling Barbara Gordon — who was Batgirl at the time — and if I remember, I spoke to Len Wein, who was our editor on the project The Killing Joke along with its various adaptations has been further critiqued, including for many choices Moore says he regrets, like its sexism and its violence.
It remains widely beloved for its audacity in showing us the Joker at his monstrous worst, but also in showing us that he and Batman are both just men, brought together by a thin, ghoulish twist of fate. Superhero stories post- The Killing Joke have also leaned into psychologically investigating their villains.
Therein is the worry: A character meant to be despised and ghoulish becomes mythologized, or even something of an idol.
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