Answer:For the most part, it was likely down to the fact that the first film was a massive smash hit, grossing $1 billion on a budget of less than $70 million. There was simply too much financial incentive for the studio to not greenlight a sequel. The director also reportedly hated that the character, as portrayed in the first film, had become something of an "incel" poster boy and was idolised by part of the audience. So he wanted to make a sequel that tore down this notion by reaffirming that Arthur was just an unhinged, mentally ill weirdo.
Answer: For the most part, it was likely down to the fact that the first film was a massive smash hit, grossing $1 billion on a budget of less than $70 million. There was simply too much financial incentive for the studio to not greenlight a sequel. The director also reportedly hated that the character, as portrayed in the first film, had become something of an "incel" poster boy and was idolised by part of the audience. So he wanted to make a sequel that tore down this notion by reaffirming that Arthur was just an unhinged, mentally ill weirdo.
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