Gotham's canon location is heavily debated amidst conflicting depictions in film, TV, video games, and comics. Director Todd Phillips said Joker: Folie à Deux will reveal his thoughts on the theory. Director Todd Phillips is going against consensus over Gotham City's real-world location.

Where is Gotham City located? While widely believed to be somewhere on the eastern seaboard of the United States, the exact state that Batman’s hometown is in has remained a matter of debate over the years through its various and often conflicting depictions in DC Comics,

The Penguin” plays a different tune compared to past Batman and Joker installments, but it is certainly a crime show worth the watch.

Also new in movie theaters this week: "The Outrun," "White Bird," "Monster Summer," more horror movies at the Oriental Theatre and Milky Way Drive-In

Joker: Folie à Deux's release date to reviews – what you need to know - Joker: Folie à Deux will be the second instalment of the origin story of the villain from the Batman franchise

Joker: Folie A Deux made me feel like a kid again – just not in a way that I’d missed. It reminded me of when my parents would put on an old musical, before I’d learned to appreciate them, and I’d sit there waiting for the songs to end so they would get back to moving the story along.

The wait is almost over – the second standalone movie about Joker will open in worldwide theatres this week. Joker: Folie à Deux premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival, stirring up much interest while receiving mixed reviews.