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Inside the ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Debacle: Todd Phillips ‘Wanted Nothing to Do’ With DC on the $200 Million Misfire
Todd Phillips “wanted nothing to do with DC” during the making of the film and refused to test screen the $200 million comic book sequel.
On Sept. 30, Lady Gaga blew kisses to fans outside the TCL Chinese Theatre ahead of the premiere of “ Joker: Folie à Deux,” while Joaquin Phoenix dropped his typical solemn facade and flashed a few smiles from the red carpet. But given that Phillips made such a wildly profitable first “Joker” for Warner Bros. — not to mention three “Hangover” movies — motion picture group chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy seemed unwilling to say no to their prized director with their first greenlight. Warner Bros. is already on the back foot following a series of recent money losers, including “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “The Color Purple.” The parent company’s stock price remains in the cellar, near an all-time low at $7.67 a share.
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