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Todd Phillips

  1. that’s (not) entertainment
    Why Do a Joker Musical If You Don’t Want to Do a Joker Musical?Todd Phillips, a one-time purveyor of boys-will-be-boys frat comedies, can’t seem to embrace the flamboyance of the genre.
    By A.A. Dowd
  2. fancasts
    1980s retro platform video game on screen
    Let’s Fan-Cast Folie à Deux’s Fictional Joker TV MovieFolie à Deux never shows us this TV movie, perhaps because that would be funny and interesting, two qualities the film abhors. But it got me thinking.
    By Nate Jones
  3. box office
    Things Went Very Wrong for Joker 2Folie à Deux was set to pull in $70 million over its theatrical bow, but then projections plummeted. Why?
    By Chris Lee
  4. endings
    Joker: Folie à Deux’s Twist Ending Is a Lot Like Lightyear, in a WayTurns out we were watching the origin story of the human that the Joker is based on.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. movie review
    Joker: Folie à Deux Commits the Mortal Sin of Wasting Lady GagaI mean, what are we even doing here?
    By Alison Willmore
  6. venice 2024
    So Is Joker: Folie à Deux a Musical or Not?Why did Lady Gaga say the movie isn’t a musical? I can think of a few possible answers.
    By Nate Jones
  7. venice 2024
    Todd Phillips ‘Can’t Say Yes or No’ About Joker 3But he can explain how he “scared” Joaquin Phoenix into doing a sequel in the first place.
    By Nate Jones
  8. never really over
    Bradley Cooper Is Down for Another Hangover“I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” the Maestro star and director said.
    By Tom Smyth
  9. joke-her
    Joker: Folie à Deux Is Officially a Lady Gaga MovieGaga was spotted filming in NYC.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. spotted
    Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn Is Still At LargeWe’re keeping track of all the Harley Quinns popping up around Manhattan.
    By Charu Sinha
  11. margot robbied
    Lady Gaga in Talks to Yassify a Musical Joker SequelPlaying a Harley Quinn (presumably) of Italian experience.
    By Zoe Guy
  12. no joke
    Director Todd Phillips Reveals That Joker Sequel Is on the WayYou know he had to deux it to ‘em.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. he gets it
    Martin Scorsese Has Seen Clips of Joker and ‘It’s Fine’“I get it.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  14. not joking
    Todd Phillips Says He Is Not, in Fact, Already at Work on a Joker SequelRecent reporting on more DC movies from Phillips “jumped the gun,” the director says.
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. close reads
    The Impossible Politics of JokerHow Todd Phillips’s supervillain story deliberately mixes its messages.
    By Alison Willmore
  16. tick tock
    How Joker Became the Most Hated, Loved, Obsessed-Over Movie of 2019“It’s been a trending story for about six weeks now, and that’s a lot more spotlight and attention than a normal film could count on getting.”
    By Chris Lee
  17. oscar endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of JokerHow much of this movie was real, and how much was fantasy?
    By Nate Jones
  18. faq
    Everything You Wanted to Know About Joker But Were Too Freaked Out to AskIs Joker actually an incel? And how similar is it to that leaked script?
    By Nate Jones
  19. venice film festival
    8 Things to Know About Joker, Before We’re Allowed to Say If It’s GoodAt the Venice Film Festival, the director said his Joaquin Phoenix movie is “certainly not a political film.” Now that’s comedy!
    By Jessica Kiang
  20. venice film festival
    What Does Joker Mean for the Future of Comic-Book Movies?Todd Phillips’s film drips with arthouse seriousness and unabashed provocation, packaged inside recognizable IP.
    By Jessica Kiang
  21. trailer mix
    Final Joker Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Is Ready To Rampage“All I have are negative thoughts.”
    By Hunter Harris
  22. comic book movies
    Before You Get So Serious, Todd Phillips’s Joker Won’t Use ‘Anything’ From Comic“We just wrote our own version of where a guy like Joker might come from.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. casting
    Chris Hemsworth to Run Wild on You As Hulk Hogan in a New BiopicGuess he’s going to have to tear his shirt off a lot!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. dueling jokers
    Who Is the More Genuinely Upsetting Joker: Joaquin Phoenix or Tommy Wiseau?What if they made a Joker movie that had, like, double Jokers?
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. the art of the character
    Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Has Now Gone Full ClownHere he is!
    By Devon Ivie
  26. joker
    Alec Baldwin Won’t Be the Joker Movie’s Trump-Like Character After AllNever mind!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. comic book movies
    Robert De Niro in Talks to Join DC Universe for Joker MovieYou’re good, you.
    By Hunter Harris
  28. superhero movies forever
    The ‘Gritty’ Joker Movie Starring Joaquin Phoenix Is Going ForwardIt’s a character study and a “cautionary tale.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  29. the joker
    A Jared Leto Stand-alone Joker Movie Is Definitely HappeningThis is not to be confused with the Joker origin story that is possibly starring Joaquin Phoenix.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  30. infinite franchises
    Martin Scorsese and Todd Phillips Are Developing a Joker Origin Story MovieNo, this one is not for Jared Leto.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. tv
    Bradley Cooper to Develop a Miniseries About the Origins of ISIS for HBOHe will produce with Hangover director Todd Phillips.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  32. Jack Black, Paul Rudd, and Others Passed on ‘The Hangover’The Hollywood Reporter has an oral history of The Hangover movies out today, and, in it, director Todd Phillips reveals some actors who were […]
    By Bradford Evans
  33. what could have been
    Gyllenhaal and Rudd Almost Starred in HangoverThomas Haden Church as Alan?
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. Todd Phillips: ‘People Will Come to Realize How Brilliant ‘Hangover II’ Is’“Every joke in Hangover II is completely different. My feeling is that it’s the better movie of the two. I think it’s human nature that any […]
    By Bradford Evans
  35. coming attractions
    The Hangover Part III Will Include DeathAnd presumably crotch humor. But also death.
    By Margaret Lyons
  36. Watch the Trailer for ‘The Hangover Part III’ Which Promises to Be the […] Here’s the trailer for the third and final Hangover movie, which hits theaters May 24th. Up until now the plot has been kept under wraps, but […]
    By Bradford Evans
  37. Conan Shows Wes Anderson and Todd Phillips’s ‘Star Wars’ Audition Tapes Everyone’s wondering who’s going to direct the new Star Wars movies, and last night, Conan O’Brien somehow got access to real test footage […]
    By Bradford Evans
  38. switching gears
    Todd Phillips Moving Into Thrillers With Trust Your EyesNot that hangovers aren’t thrilling.
    By Zach Dionne
  39. switching gears
    Todd Phillips Considering Drama Debut With The Gambler RemakeThe Hangover it ain’t.
    By Zach Dionne
  40. John Goodman in Talks to Play ‘Hangover III’s’ VillianThe lovely, awesome John Goodman is being eyed to play the bad guy in the final Hangover movie. (More like John not so Goodman. Get it? Because […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  41. The Duplass Brothers Set to Write Mule for Todd PhillipsMark and Jay Duplass have been brought on to adapt Mule for Todd Phillips to direct and produce. It’s an curious pairing if not a super […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. Danny McBride and Todd Phillips Are Set to Remake the Twisted Danish […] Danny McBride and Todd Phillips have just signed on to remake the popular Danish comedy Klovn (Clown in English). Klovn, which grossed over […]
    By Adam Frucci
  43. r rated
    Danny McBride’s Next Project: Adapting a Danish Raunchy-Canoe-Trip MovieAbout two guys going on a “Tour de Pussy.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  44. the hangover
    Hangover Part III Will Be the End of the FranchiseFamous last words …
    By Margaret Lyons
  45. documentaries
    Watch Todd Phillips’ Unaired HBO Documentary, Frat HouseThe Hangover it is not!
    By Eliot Glazer
  46. Oh, A Project X Sequel Is HappeningWhat is up with all the sequels? Project X only just opened last weekend and already there’s a treatment being written for a follow-up. Doesn’t […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  47. New Project X Photos, Captioned By the Protagonist’s DogNew photos from Project X, Todd Phillip’s epic party movie, have been released. We present them below, along with captions found hastily […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  48. super bowl ads
    Report: Ferris Bueller Spot Is for HondaFinally, life can go back to normal.
    By Margaret Lyons
  49. Get Ready For The Hangover III: Mass Death and Total DevastationOh, it’s happening. The third Hangover movie will start filming this September. Details about the script (by Todd Phillips and Craig Mazin, who […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  50. Will Project X Be ‘The New Superbad"? Here’s the trailer for Project X, a new comedy about “a group of buds who set out to throw the most epic 17th birthday party ever.” Righteous, […]
    By Hallie Cantor
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