Todd Phillips’ “Joker” could appear nearly as standalone as any superhero — effectively, supervillain — film can hope to be as of late, however the sheer success of the movie meant that it was only a matter of time earlier than everybody concerned jumped aboard the sequel practice. Very like “Joker” took an unconventionally grounded “Taxi Driver” strategy to the long-lasting supervillain’s origin story, its upcoming follow-up is about to enterprise in locations the place few comedian guide films have gone earlier than.
As a substitute of taking a simple strategy and giving audiences a sequel in the identical type as the unique, Phillips is basically altering issues up. “Joker: Folie Á Deux” is not going to solely be a jukebox musical that includes no less than 15 cowl songs along with a pair of originals, however it’ll considerably increase its tackle the Joker mythos by introducing Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) titular supervillain to Harley Quinn, performed by Woman Gaga.
From its title to its style selection, “Joker: Folie Á Deux” is gunning for some critical originality factors — and based mostly on its new trailer, it appears to be like just like the sequel will succeed on this entrance.
Joker: Folie Á Deux makes insanity a shared pastime
Folie á deux is a time period used to explain when a number of carefully related people endure from related psychological well being problems. It is also a superbly becoming title for a film that serves as Harley Quinn’s origin story in the identical approach “Joker” served as Joaquin Phoenix’s titular villain’s. The trailer for “Joker: Folie Á Deux” units the temper for the issues to come back, exhibiting that the actual place Arthur Fleck and his newfound romantic curiosity will occupy within the film is a moody and unusual one, certainly. It additionally makes it clear why check audiences have reportedly fallen in love with Woman Gaga’s model of the traditional Batman villain.
“Joker: Folie á Deux” is slated to be launched on October 4, 2024, which signifies that followers of Phoenix’s tackle the character nonetheless have to attend some time earlier than they see him work together with Gaga’s Harley Quinn. Whereas it stays to be seen whether or not the sequel will be capable of stay as much as the excessive requirements set by “Joker,” this trailer means that the extremely anticipated movie will on the very least be definitely worth the wait.