Joker left many questions, among those whether Arthur killed Sophie or not. ... One of the biggest questions Todd Phillips' Joker left was whether Arthur Fleck killed his neighbor, Sophie, or not. It was later confirmed that he didn't, but a new question arose: why didn't Arthur kill Sophie?
- What happened to Sophie in Joker?
- Did Joker hurt Sophie?
- Did Joker actually date Sophie?
- Does Sophie Dumond die?
What happened to Sophie in Joker?
Later, as Arthur kills the TV host live on air, the scene cuts to Sophie, horrified, as she watches the havoc unfold on her TV. These cut scenes confirm what Joker's director Todd Phillips has already alluded to. In an earlier interview, he assured fans that Sophie had, in fact, survived Arthur's wrath.
Did Joker hurt Sophie?
The recently released Joker script reveals this information. Arthur did not kill Sophie. Instead, he gives her a pretty big fright, like he did to the rest of the world watching at home.
Did Joker actually date Sophie?
While Arthur struggles in his job as a clown-for-hire, he falls in love with a pretty neighbor, a single mother named Sophie (Zazie Beetz). One of Joker's big twist occurs when Arthur's “dates” Sophie only to find out that those flirty conversations and their eventual hookup were completely in his imagination.
Does Sophie Dumond die?
Sophie's fate was left ambiguous in the theatrical cut of Joker, although Phillips has finally confirmed what happened to the single mother from Gotham City. ... Now Todd Phillips has given an unequivocal answer on the subject, saying: He doesn't kill her, definitively.