The director says he’s not interested in ‘Joker 3’ or a ‘Harley Quinn’ movie.
coming — at least not from him. Asked whether he had any plans to spin off Lady Gaga’s version of Harley Quinn from Phillips replied, “It’s not really where this movie is headed for me. I feel like my time in the DC Universe was these two films.”, which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and grossed over $1 billion, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history to that time. Tellingly, Phoenix and Phillips were both open about their interest in making a sequel from the beginning.
Phillips and Phoenix eventually moved away from the idea of a Broadway show — but they maintained the concept of a musical, which became the basis for the second film, and a big reason to bring in Gaga to play the role of Harley Quinn in the film. Whether that’s a gamble that pays off remains to be seen.These big awards winners were popular enough to get their own sequels. Some of those sequels were hits. Others were not.
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