Joker star Zazie Beetz recently debated whether or not there should be a sequel to Todd Phillips’ billion-dollar blockbuster.
Speaking to MTV on the Oscars red carpet, Beetz, who played Arthur Fleck’s neighbour Sophie Dumond in the Oscar-winning film, said she wasn’t sure if there should be a Joker 2, even though she’s confident Phillips would approach it “tastefully.”
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“I don’t know if it needs one,” Beetz admitted. “There is a lot of strength in not milking something. Honestly, I feel like Todd would be the person to [make a sequel] tastefully. If he felt it needed one. I really trust him. He’s really creative and smart. So sure.”
Buzz for a potential sequel first emerged when Phillips said he would do anything that actor Joaquin Phoenix was signed on for. After everybody screamed “sequel”, the director clarified his comments and shutdown sequel rumours, saying the original Joker was always pitched as one movie.
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However, while Phoenix was on the Joker press tour in October of last year, he cranked up the rumour mill once more, as he revealed that he and Phillips had talked about potentially continuing the story of Joker while on the set of the original movie.
Towards the end of 2019, the director of the dark comic adaptation re-confirmed that no Joker sequel was in the works, but said he thought Warner Bros. had been giving him time to consider the best approach. However, he also acknowledged a desire from some of the audience not to see a sequel.
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In the meantime, Joker has been enjoying success on the awards circuit. The film recently earned 11 nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. At the Oscars ceremony, Phoenix took home the award for Best Actor while Hildur Guðnadóttir picked up Best Original Score for the music she composed for the film. Phoenix and Guðnadóttir also scored prizes at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards this season.
Recent wins aside, check out our thoughts on why Joker was never going to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Joker Star Zazie Beetz Says DC Should Not 'Milk' a Sequel