Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The director of upcoming comic-book movie Joker, Todd Phillips says he would be willing to do a sequel. The condition is, of course, Joaquin Phoenix returning to don the role of the Clown Prince of Crime, reports The Indian Express.

While speaking with Total Film he said, "One thing I will tell you: I would do anything with Joaquin, any day of the week,. There's nobody like him. If he was willing to do it, and if people show up to this movie, and Warners came to us and said, 'You know what? If you guys could think of something.' Well, I have a feeling that he and I could think of something pretty cool."

Joker is an oddity in the comic-book movie genre. It is budgeted at a modest 55 million dollars and it is likely to b...