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Filmmaker Todd Phillips says he would like to see a “Batman” movie set in the Gotham City that he created for his blockbuster movie “Joker“.
“It’s a beautiful Gotham. What I would like to see someone tackle is what Batman looks like from that Gotham,” variety.com quote Phillips as saying.
Phillips was quick to say that he wouldn’t be the one to make that movie.
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“I’m not saying I’m going to do that. What was interesting to me about the inclusion of Batman in our movie was, ‘What kind of Batman does that Gotham make?’ That’s all I meant by that,” he said.
“Joker” tells the story of the popular DC supervillain of the same name. The film traces the protagonist’s early life as Arthur Fleck (essayed by Joaquin Phoenix), who is an aspiring stand-up comedian struggling to make ends meet and constantly derided by society. The film, released in India by Warner Bros. Pictures, narrates how circumstances push Fleck into the path of crime after he fails to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society.
Phillips was originally adamant that “Joker” would be a one-off movie and would not cross over with Robert Pattinson’s upcoming “The Batman” movie, but executives from Warner Bros. met him and co-writer Scott Silver about exploring possible ideas for a sequel late last year.
The sequel would have to meet the artistic standard of the original “Joker” — it is an expectation that Phillips said he and star Phoenix have agreed on.