Joker Folie à Deux – updates!

Joker became one of DC’s biggest surprises after its brutal reimagining of the Batman antagonist topped $1 billion in box office worldwide. Continuation of the film Joker: Folie à Deux, completed filming earlier this year and promises to take us into the story between Arthur Fleck/Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) and Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga). At the time of writing this article Joker: Folie à Deux will be shown in cinemas exactly one year later, in fact the release date is scheduled for October 4, 2024. The occasion was celebrated by Todd Phillips, who directed and co-wrote the film – which also coincides with the fourth anniversary of the film’s debut. first Joker – with an unpublished behind-the-scenes photo.

In the photo, Phoenix stands in the rain, and the caption reads: “October 4th. Thanks for all the messages with best wishes. Four years ago a great adventure began that gave us many good memories. More are on the way.”

What is the Joker sequel about?

Joker: Folie à Deux It will be a musical that will focus on the tumultuous relationship between Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck/Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, with much of the action taking place in Arkham Asylum. The film will also star Zazie Beetz, Brandon Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Jacob Lofland.

“I actually think it makes a lot of sense,” Beetz said in an interview last year about the film being a musical. “I was not surprised by Todd’s creative approach to his characters. I love musicals because they give the idea that the characters feel and experience their emotions to the point that they can only sing and dance about them, be it pain or joy. And I can attest to this because I find singing and dancing to be extremely cleansing. When I was going through a very difficult period in my life, I started dancing, crying, alone. And it was an action that belonged to me at that time. And so I can understand Arthur, who feels and lives so much that he can do nothing but dance and sing. He’s the Joker, so for him these actions are believable and reasonable.”

New Harley Quinn?

WITH Joker: Folie à Deux set in DC’s Elseworlds (making it exist outside of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC universe), it was all but clear that Gaga would not be reprising the role within established canon. However, the Harley we are all accustomed to, actress BarbieMargot Robbie expressed excitement to see Gaga reinterpret the role.

“It makes me really happy because I always wanted Harley Quinn to be one of those characters, like Macbeth or Batman, that can move from actor to actor,” Robbie said. “It’s like someone managed to continue their version of Batman by following others’ interpretations. This isn’t always possible when it comes to female characters – this happened to me with Queen Elizabeth I, for example, and I’m honored. I thought: “Wow! Cate Blanchett played Queen Elizabeth before me. Now I can do it.” I’m honored to have laid such a strong foundation that Harley has become one of those characters that other actors can play. And I really think Gaga will be extraordinary.”

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