While Joker was a love letter to Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, is focused on Golden Age musicals. The gritty urban setting has been swapped for the confines of Arkham Asylum, and the movie invites a second character into Arthur Fleck’s delusions. Now, a recent quote from director Todd Phillips implies the movie is also completely reimagining one of the iconic comic book characters at its center.
