The director is hopeful about the future of his country and distances himself from all those on the far right who appropriated the icon embodied by Joaquin Phoenix. Todd Phillips returns to the crime scene in the broadest and most radical sense.

The writer-director joined stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga at the Los Angeles premiere of the 'Joker' sequel on Monday.

If you couldn’t hear the sounds of maniacal laughter in the distance as the Clown Prince of Crime suggests that maybe society is the crazy one, a new Joker movie is dancing down the staircase this Friday.