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Warner Bros wanting a Joker sequel wasn't exactly shocking. Lucas knew the math—first film makes massive profit, investors immediately want a sequel. Basic Hollywood logic.

The real question was timing. And right now, with Ghost Rider about to drop, he wasn't interested in rushing into anything.

He called Neil back after seeing the text. "Hey, about the Joker 2 thing."

"Yeah?"

"Tell them I'm open to it, but I'm not rushing. They need to actually plan it out first. I've got Ghost Rider promotion for the next month, and I'm not doing another movie half-assed just because they want it fast."

Neil sighed in relief. "That's basically what I told them. But they're really pushing. They want you and Todd to start working on the script together."

"Todd's in?"

"He said he'd only do it if you're doing it. Warner's trying to get the whole band back together—Todd, Scott Silver, all the key crew from the first one. They're trying to make you comfortable."

Lucas leaned back in his chair. "They already have story ideas?"

"Scott Silver's been working on some outlines apparently. They want to show you."

"Huh." Lucas thought about it. In his previous life, Joker 2 had been... divisive, to put it mildly. But this wasn't his previous life. He'd already changed enough that maybe he could steer it somewhere better. "Alright, I'll talk to Todd and Scott when I get a chance. It's been a while anyway."

"Cool. I'll let them know you're interested but not committing yet."

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