No, Joker 3 is not officially confirmed, and director Todd Phillips has strongly indicated he doesn't plan on making one, stating the story feels complete after Joker: Folie à Deux, though the success of the first film led to the sequel, and industry rumors sometimes suggest possibilities, Phillips remains firm on concluding the trilogy with the second installment.
Director Todd Phillips insists he won't be making Joker 3, and that Joker: Folie A Deux will bring his take on the story to an end.
The film was poorly received by critics and became a box-office bomb, grossing $207.5 million worldwide on a $190–200 million budget. Among its seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations, it won Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel and Worst Screen Combo for Phoenix and Gaga.
In addition, it is also official that the Batman villain for this installment will be the Joker, who will be played by Barry Keoghan, who we have already seen characterized as the DC clown in the deleted scenes of the first film. Barring the unexpected, the film will hit theaters in October 2025.
The hunt for The Joker is under way, as Jim Gordon heads to a remote part of South America to run down a lead...and comes face-to-face with the Clown Prince of Crime himself! The mystery around A-Day deepens, but not before an attack by the blood-thirsty Sampson family!
Despite both characters being hyped up as super crazy, neither is usually portrayed as all that crazy. They're both pretty aware of the world around them and their own actions. That being said The Joker is usually calculating and willfully malevolent, where Harley acts out of a genuinely twisted understanding of love.
JOKER'S LAUGHING DISEASE...
Arthur Fleck clearly had a diagnosis of pseudobulbar affect—uncontrollable episodes of crying and laughing, made worse by any emotional content. In the US alone, 1.5-2 million people suffer from this condition. During his laughter, there was always a deep sorrow and agony underneath.
Ben Affleck didn't get his solo Batman movie due to a mix of creative differences, personal struggles (including alcohol addiction), and the troubled production of Justice League, which made him realize the immense pressure wasn't worth it, leading him to step away from writing and directing the film. He couldn't align his darker, grounded vision with Warner Bros.' plans for the wider DC Universe, and ultimately decided he wasn't the right person to make the film he wanted, passing the torch to Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson.
Reeves said that this Joker was born with the disease that makes him unable to stop smiling, but this disease does not explain the green hair (and lack of hair), the white skin, the burns on his hands and face, which leads me to believe that he's hiding something about this Joker's origins.
Executive producer Bryan Wynbrandt added that "Joker's so iconic that it feels like we don't want to get to [him] ever", and because Monaghan personified Jerome in a certain way, "what makes him so exciting is that he's not the Joker.
The money is up on the screen in the sense that director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix were both paid $20m and supporting actor Lady Gaga $12m; over a quarter of the $200m production budget.
There's no single "number one movie" as it depends on the criteria, but James Cameron's Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing film worldwide unadjusted for inflation. When adjusting for inflation, Gone with the Wind (1939) is often cited as number one, while The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is consistently rated the top movie by users on IMDb based on critical acclaim and audience votes.
While several films compete for the title, John Carter (2012) is often cited as the biggest flop due to massive losses (around $200-225 million after accounting for a $350m budget) and its impact, leading to studio head resignations, with The Lone Ranger (2013) also a contender for huge inflation-adjusted losses, and historically, Heaven's Gate (1980) is infamous for destroying a studio and changing the industry. Other major contenders include The Marvels, Mortal Engines, and Cutthroat Island, depending on whether you consider raw dollar loss or percentage loss, notes Screen Rant and DirecTV Insider.
Joaquin Phoenix lost 52 pounds to portray Arthur Fleck in Joker. This extreme weight loss was achieved through a restrictive diet and professional supervision.
This happened in one of the deleted scenes of 2022's The Batman, and Keoghan's version of Batman's nemesis was as absolutely horrifying as it could get.
Common sense says that will not happen, but in case anyone needs hard confirmation, Phillips was asked by Variety if Joaquin Phoenix's Joker would eventually come face to face with Robert Pattinson's Batman. His answer was short and to the point: "No, definitely not." So, there you have it.
In Joker's case, pseudobulbar affect probably occurred secondary to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A number of studies have established that TBI increases the risk of mood disorders, personality changes and substance use disorders.
Yeah, that one… Posting on social media, David Ayer (who had previously helmed Fury and Sabotage by the time he landed Suicide Squad) said he wishes the Joker's forehead tattoo, which reads Damaged, said something else entirely, as the one we all know – and mostly hate – only split audiences.
Ben Affleck, one of Hollywood's most recognizable actors and filmmakers, has long been open about his struggle with alcohol use disorder. His journey, marked by early success, personal challenges, periods of recovery, and relapse, highlights the complicated nature of addiction and the strength it takes to seek help.
Now, when it comes to who played Batman the best on the silver screen, nobody nailed it like Bale. Often cited by modern fans as the best, the Welsh-born actor did something few other portrayals of Batman could: he made Batman scary, and of course that's the point.
According to an insider who spoke anonymously to the publication, Damon "tried to warn" Affleck that "this could happen" if he were to reunite with Lopez. "Matt was there to help Ben get it together after their first split, and he felt like this would happen again," the source said.
He lived with his mother Penny Fleck, who had possibly adopted him. Enduring his abuse, Arthur was found tied to a radiator, bruised and malnourished; he suffered severe head trauma that was believed to have caused him to have his uncontrollable fits of laughter.
The bathroom dance in Joker wasn't in the script, but it ended up defining the movie. An improvised moment became the axis around which Arthur Fleck's transformation spun, reshaping both the narrative and the cultural afterlife of the film.
Everyone knows Harley Quinn as the Jokers' girl, but how did she become Harley Quinn? Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life.