November 10th 2024.
The highly anticipated sequel to Joker, titled Joker: Folie à Deux, has been met with harsh criticism from one of its own performers. Tim Dillon, an American comic who had a small role in the film, has publicly slammed it as a "terrible" movie that is "not even hate-watchable" for entertainment value. He even went as far as to introduce it as "the worst film ever made" during a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Dillon, who played one of the Arkham Asylum security guards in the film, revealed that he and his fellow actors were already predicting the movie's downfall while they were working on it. "We would sit there, all dressed up in our security outfits, and I would turn to one of them and say, 'What the f**k is this? This is going to bomb, man.' It was the worst thing I've ever seen," he recalled.
Despite its mixed reviews at the Venice Film Festival, Joker: Folie à Deux failed to live up to its predecessor's success at the box office. While the first Joker grossed over $1 billion upon its release in 2019, the sequel has only made £204 million so far, falling short by a whopping $800 million. This massive disparity in earnings has led some to label Joker: Folie à Deux as "the worst film ever made."
Dillon also agreed with the theory that the sequel was made to challenge the fans who loved the first film, which was released five years ago. "After the first Joker, there was a lot of talk about how it was loved by the wrong kinds of people, and this sent the wrong message. So maybe this time, they went the other way and had Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to the point of insanity," he said.
However, Dillon also condemned the film's apparent intention to protest against its original fans and director Todd Phillips' reluctance to return for a sequel. He called it "the most immoral thing I've ever seen in my life" and "a waste of everyone's time."
Director Quentin Tarantino also recently suggested that Phillips was saying "f**k you" to everyone - Hollywood, fans, and stockholders alike - with the film's reported eye-watering budget and subsequent lack of success. This approach, according to Dillon, can be attributed to "hubris" and the belief that people will accept any version of the Joker franchise.
Despite its massive budget of $190 million (not including marketing costs), Joker: Folie à Deux only managed to make $40 million at the US box office initially, a significant decrease from the predicted $70 million. It eventually made a total of $204 million worldwide, still falling short of its production costs and earning only 20% of what the first film made.
The film's poor reception can also be seen in its low score of 32% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. It has been released on various streaming platforms, including Sky Store, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube, just one month after its cinematic release. It will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD on December 16.
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