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Before Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix Made ‘Joker 2’ a Musical, They Considered ‘Joker in Space’

Though they eventually landed on a musical premise for the sequel, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix had many ideas for how to expand Joker's narrative.

I mocked up all of these posters of films that have already been made, like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and ‘Godfather,’ and I put Joker in them and I gave them to Todd.” Even though they’re excited by where they landed, placing Joker at the center of his own musical experience, Phillips still isn’t sure how audiences will react. “Joker: Folie à Deux” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival before a wide release in October.

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