Even with a global box office intake that matches up with expectations, Joker: Folie À Deux 's dramatically low weekend returns are apparently being viewed as the moviegoing fandom turning up its nose at Arthur Fleck and Lee Quinzel. According to one insider, per THR:

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips clears up how much, if any, involvement new DC Studios Presidents James Gunn and Peter Safran had on the sequel. Warner Bros. announced Joker: Folie à Deux in June 2022,

Co-writer Scott Silver mentioned that Folie à Deux began production before Gunn and Safran took were hired as DC Studios co-bosses in October 2022. The first Joker movie was released in 2019. Gunn and Safran saw a cut of Folie à Deux prior to its release, though, Phillips said. He added that Folie a Deux is not a "DC proper" film.