Joker director Todd Phillips has claimed he quit comedy because “woke culture” has ruined it.
With all my comedies – I think that’s what comedies, in general, all have in common – is they’re irreverent.
Phillips, Phoenix, and Joker’s distributor Warner Bros have defended the film from accusations of glorifying violence.
Speaking to Vanity Fair in a profile of Joker star Joaquin Phoenix for the magazine’s November issue, Phillips said comedy directors were being put off by a heightened sensitivity in popular culture.