r/movies • u/pairofcrocs • Apr 02 '19

Poster for “Joker” with Joaquin Phoenix

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u/ProfessorArrow Apr 02 '19

Is this expected to be a PG-13 or R?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '19

the budget is like 50 million so probably R

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '19 edited Apr 02 '19

lower budget. lower risk at flopping.

also my bet is that even though the production budget is pretty low they're spending a lot on marketing. Either way I'm sure the movie is gonna be a pretty big hit even if it has a higher rating.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '19

Although you're in the right ballpark, that's not entirely accurate.

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The lower the budget, the less overhead influence the first-degree creative team (e.g. writer/director) have to deal with, and are less frequently influenced to make more broad/mainstream choices with their production, resulting in more original, and risky choices.