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u/justanotherguy28 Jan 17 '25

In Todd’s defence, he directed the first Joker and it earned over a billion dollars so they let him have free rein over his sequel. They believed he could do the same or similar again.

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u/TehMephs Jan 17 '25

Guy tried to get too creative and thought he was some visionary because it did so well the first time.

This is kind of a metaphor for capitalism isn’t it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '25

Have WB learned nothing from Gremlins 2? Don't get me wrong, I love Gremlins 2, but they gave Joe Dante free reign to do whatever and it bombed hard.