The primary trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux brings collectively unites Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Woman Gaga for one of many extra intriguing entries of the 2024 theatrical calendar.
Warner Bros. unveiled the have a look at CinemaCon, the place Joker 2 is among the many high titles theater house owners have been curious for a glimpse at — and for good cause. It’s a sequel to a $1 billion hit that earned Phoenix an Oscar, however can be taking a left flip by getting into the musical style.
However director Todd Phillips famous that in some methods it’s not all that completely different from the primary, which additionally had music as a key aspect.
“We by no means talked about it like that,” stated Phillips when requested if it was a musical. “I prefer to say it’s a film the place music is an important aspect. To me that doesn’t veer to removed from the primary movie.” Within the first movie, “Arthur has music in him. He has a grace to him.”
Earlier than introducing the trailer, Phillips revealed that he had wished to return to CinemaCon in 2020 simply to thank theater house owners, regardless of not having a movie to advertise.
“I did need to say thanks to you guys … a couple of month earlier than the primary Joker got here out the narrative on the movie actually turned,” he stated, noting that there was hypothesis the movie might encourage violence. He thanke theater house owners for staying robust and sticking with the movie.
Phoenix returns to the function of Arthur Fleck, whereas Woman Gaga seems a task stated to be impressed by the comedian guide character Harley Quinn. The duo are recognized for his or her poisonous romantic relationship within the comics, with the Folie à Deux title referencing the medical time period for an equivalent or comparable psychological dysfunction impacting two or extra folks, often members of the identical household.
The primary Joker shocked in 2019 with greater than $1 billion on the field workplace, making it the best grossing R-rated film of all time. Phoenix starred as an aspiring comedian who spirals after his psychological well being points come to a head till he adopts the Joker persona, who ends the movie with a folk-hero like standing as he evokes a riot in Gotham. The sequel is alleged to have musical parts, and reunites director Phillips with Gaga after Phillips produced her music-centric A Star Is Born remake.
Phillips had been meting out seems on the movie, first with a December 2022 Instagram put up of Phoenix in character, and on Valentine’s Day 2023 the first-look at Woman Gaga in character with Phoenix.
Phillips wrote with Scott Silver. The Joker sequel is a part of the DC Elseworlds model, which permits for tales set outdoors of the shared DC Universe being crafted by DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. Matt Reeves’ The Batman Half II film and HBO Max Penguin collection additionally below that banner.
The movie opens Oct. 4.