Another thing about Joker 2 that both journalists and moviegoers have pointed out: the idea that the film – particularly its shocking ending and implications of who the real Joker is – is a direct rebuke of the fans who embraced the first film and made it a $1 billion hit.

He plays the bizarrely goofy titular character, Arthur Fleck, who is a complicated man that showcases a wide range of emotions. After all, he is known for an iconic laugh that comes about as a compulsion during moments that are anything but funny.

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has broken down the reasoning behind the most controversial storytelling beats in his sequel.

Folie à Deux” is whether or not a television movie that was made based on Arthur Fleck’s life and killing spree (the events of the 2019 film) is actually good or not. Lady Gaga’s Harleen “Lee” Quinzel is obsessed with the TV movie,

Instead, Theroux can be seen in the more lucrative (and better reviewed) other Warner Bros. sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

The sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga has proven to be both a critical disappointment and a box office one.