While Joker may not have much of an official connection to Robert Pattinson’s upcoming Batman movie, actor Joaquin Phoenix seems to be open to the idea of a sequel for the clown prince of crime.

In an interview on Popcorn with Peter Travers (roughly the 21 minute mark), while discussing whether or not Joker was a dream role, Phoenix seemed to imply that he and director Todd Philips were eager to explore more of the character’s possibilities, at least with the current film.

“I talked to Todd a lot about what else we might be able to do, in general, just to work together, but also specifically, if there’s something else we can do with Joker that might be interesting,” Phoenix said. “So, it ended up being a dream role. It’s nothing that I really wanted to do prior to working on this movie. I don’t know that there is [more to do]. Me and Todd would still be shooting now if we could, right? Because it seemed endless, the possibilities of where we can go with the character.”

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All that said, don’t immediately get your hopes up for a Joker sequel anytime soon.

“We have no plan for a sequel,” Phillips said, clarifying an earlier comment he gave to Total Film. Initially, it was implied that Phillips was indeed looking to do a sequel, but the director stated his comment was taken out of context and that he found the misreporting “annoying.”

"The quote was, 'I will do anything Joaquin wants to do.' And I would,” Phillips said. “But the movie's not set up to [have] a sequel. We always pitched it as one movie, and that's it."

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Throughout the production and release of Joker, Phillips has been adamant that the movie bears no meaningful connection to any extended DC cinematic universe. According to Phillips, there’s no connection to Robert Pattinson’s upcoming Batman movie, there’s no post-credits scene to tease audiences with cameos or hints, and overall has tried to encourage people to see the movie as a standalone character exercise.

That said, money talks, and Joker has been earning quite a bit of it over the course of its opening weekend. Joker broke the record for highest October opening, earning $90 million and beating out Sony’s Venom movie.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/hobo clown for IGN.