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I was one of the few who did not rush out to see Joker when it opened, because based on what I’d learned about the plot, it did not sound like a “me” kind of film. It sounded monumentally depressing, and I don’t do depressing. Or at the least, I don’t deliberately go out and pay someone money to make me depressed for an entire afternoon or evening.
It is my understanding Joker is basically “How tragic would it be if there was a Joker in real life?” That’s the kind of question you can answer in one movie and be done with it. But it made a billion bucks so here they are, trying to extend it any way they can. And the method of extension they’re using sounds….weird.
Lead actor Joaquin Phoenix is returning and so is director Todd Phillips. But get this…instead of a dark drama, Joker 2 is going to be a musical. At least, that’s what THR reports…and it...
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