This will not be a joke: The Joker sequel is a full-blown musical.
The first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux is right here, and it confirms that the movie will function a Joker (as soon as once more performed by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix) with a music in his coronary heart. He will probably be joined by Lady Gaga, who will play this Joker’s model of his star-crossed love, Harley Quinn. Also coming back from the primary movie is Todd Phillips, Joker’s co-writer and director.
The trailer reveals Joker and Harley falling in love in a psychological establishment, and utilizing music and dance to seemingly escape from the horrors of their incarceration. Half the film seems to be terrifying and violent; the opposite half seems to be surreal and delightful. Take a take a look at the film’s first trailer under:
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In addition to Phoenix and Gaga, Folie à Deux’s solid consists of Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Coogan, Ken Leung, and Catherine Keener.
The first Joker, launched in the autumn of 2019, turned a shock blockbuster. Despite the truth that it was not primarily based on any particular model of the title character from DC Comics, even supposing it didn’t embrace an look from any model of Batman, the film turned a large success, grossing greater than $1 billion worldwide. It was the primary R-rated film in historical past to earn that a lot cash. Joker additionally went on to win two Academy Awards, for the movie’s unique rating and for Joaquin Phoenix’s lead efficiency.
Although the film was not supposed to launch a franchise, Phillips and Phoenix brazenly started discussing the potential of a sequel inside months of Joker’s debut in theaters. Phillips formally confirmed the venture and its official title with an Instagram publish in the summer time of 2022. Lady Gaga formally joined the venture just some weeks later.
Joker: Folie à Deux is presently scheduled to open in theaters on October 4.
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