"Joker 2" with Joaquin Phoenix launched in development

The Hollywood Reporter, citing its own sources reportsTodd Phillips is already in talks with Warner Bros. Pictures about the shooting of the sequel "Joker". It is assumed that with Scott Silver, he wrote the second part of the script and directed the film. Joaquin Phoenix returns to the title role.

Moreover, under the new agreement with Warner director can get right to work, a series of original stories of DC Comics characters. THR says that Phillips can do films about Lex Luthor and Darkseid. However, so far, in addition to the Joker, the director designated for only one character. Which - kept secret.

update: edition Deadline refutes information about the launch of the sequel. According to the resource, of any talks with Todd Phillips and Scott Silver speech does not go. The same applies to the possible development of the history of other DC characters.

Update November 22: Directed by Todd Phillips and disproved information about the upcoming sequel to "The Joker." According to him, there are no negotiations on this matter with Warner Bros. Pictures was not.

"Joker" Todd Phillips became the highest grossing film with an adult rating «R» and fourth picture DC with fees of more than $ 1 billion. Before him, it was only "Akvamenu" and two "Dark Knight" trilogy of Christopher Nolan.