Reports of a sequel to Joker being in production may have been premature.
According to Deadline, there are no set deals for a sequel to Joker at this time, though the movie's monumental success at the box office does increase the chances one will enter production sooner rather than later. However, at this time, director Todd Phillips and writer Scott Silver are not in negotiations for any such project. The article also disputes claims Phillips met with Warner Bros.' Toby Emmerich about pursuing more DC character origin story films.
Since releasing earlier this year, Joker has becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time as well as the first movie with that rating to gross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film only had a budget of around $60 million, making Joker immensely profitable for Warner Bros. Although the movie garnered controversy, Joker is generally considered to be a contender for this year's Academy Awards following its win of the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Directed by Todd Phillips, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Douglas Hodge, Marc Maron, Josh Pais and Shea Whigham. The film is now in theaters.