The Hollywood Reporter: Todd Phillips Will Write The Joker II Screenplay

Todd Phillips will prepare a script for the sequel to the psychological thriller “Joker” from Joaquin Phoenix starring.

The related news was made public in a fresh article. The hollywood reporterdedicated to the best lawyers in the film industry. The publication’s review of attorney Warren Dern states that Todd Phillips – one of Dern’s clients – signed an agreement to co-write the script for the next part of “Joker”… Whether he will return to directing is not mentioned.

In the fall of 2019, THR announced that Warner Bros. allegedly in talks with Todd Phillips and co-author of the first part Scott Silver for production “Joker 2“, however, Phillips later denied this rumor, stating that it came out of nowhere and that there was never really any meeting with the studio representatives to discuss the sequel. However, he has ideas for a possible continuation of the story, which was originally intended to consist of three films.

The original “Joker” became one of the main hits of 2019, collecting over $ 1 billion with a production budget of only $ 55 million. The tape also won two Oscars, including Best Soundtrack and Best Actor.

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