Did Zazie Beetz's character survive Joker? The actress weighs in...
That's Zazie Beetz's easy answer when queried as to whether Sophie Dumond, her character in Todd Phillips'survived or met a bloody demise. Dumond — the empathetic neighbor of Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, whose relationship with the mentally unstable aspiring comedian inspired many fan conspiracy theories — is last seen in a scene during which Fleck has entered the apartment she shares with her daughter.
Shortly before the Warner Bros. film crossed $1 billion at the global box office, Phillips confirmed that Dumond made it out alive, and whencaught up with Beetz, she explains they never discussed a tragic ending. "It was always very self-evident to me that she didn't get killed. Arthur was avenging himself against people who did him wrong, and I didn't [wrong him].
What's not up for debate is the box office haul, which already has led to inevitable sequel talk. Though Beetz says she has not yet formally been approached, she's game for round two. "I'm so happy for Todd, and I'm so happy for Joaquin. I know this was their baby, and they took a lot of risks," says the actress, who recently signed with CAA in a move to expand her career into producing her own projects. "I would do anything with Todd and Joaquin.
This story first appeared in a January stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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