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.

Joaquin Phoenix's dreams were being blamed earlier, but now it's filmmaker Todd Phillips' turn to take some accountability for Joker: Folie à Deux's failings. A new report reveals his disdain for