All’s mad in love, struggle, and supervillainery.
Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Girl Gaga go toe-to-toe as twisted lovers in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to 2019 Batman prequel “Joker” which received Phoenix the Finest Actor Academy Award. Gaga takes on the function of Harley Quinn, with Phoenix reprising his titular function as Arthur Fleck.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is helmed by returning director Todd Phillips. The movie, which has musical components á la Francis Ford Coppola’s “One From the Coronary heart,” facilities round Arkham Asylum and its inhabitants. Gaga portrays the “Batman the Animated Collection” origins for Harley Quinn, beginning out as a psychiatrist who treats Phoenix’s Fleck. The forged consists of returning “Joker” star Zazie Beetz, “Banshees of Inisherin” Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, “Trade” breakout Harry Lawtey, and extra.
Phillips talking at CinemaCon clarified whether or not or not the movie is a musical: “It’s humorous, we’ve by no means actually talked about it like that,” he mentioned. “It’s a film the place music is a necessary factor. To me that doesn’t veer too removed from the primary movie.”
An animated teaser for the sequel, set to Irving Berlin’s “Cheek to Cheek,” captured a few of the musical elements of the movie, with Gaga set to sing on the soundtrack for a collection of covers and a rumored authentic music.
The title “Joker: Folie à Deux” makes use of the French time period folie à deux, which suggests an an identical or related psychological dysfunction affecting two or extra people, often the members of an in depth household.
Warner Bros.’ “Joker” was the primary R-rated film ever to gross over $1 billion worldwide. The characteristic acquired 11 Oscar nominations total, with Phoenix profitable Finest Actor and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir profitable Finest Authentic Rating. Coming off of Warner Bros.’ different record-breaking hit “Barbie” (led by different Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie) the “Joker” sequel may as soon as once more make field workplace historical past.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” cinematographer Lawrence Sher teased that the follow-up movie is a “fairly dangerous film,” including to Definition journal (through Video games Radar) that the superhero film will little question be “shocking for folks.” Sher additionally added that musical options have been like “dream meals” when composing the aesthetic of the sequel.
The unique “Joker” movie was deemed controversial for its portrayal of psychological well being and psychiatrists. The movie relied on producer Martin Scorsese’s options “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy” to craft Phoenix’s Fleck persona, with longtime Scorsese collaborator Robert De Niro additionally showing within the 2019 movie.
Director Phillips on the CinemaCon stage acknowledged the “weird warnings” concerning the film however applauded and thanked exhibitors as a result of they “didn’t budge,” and that was the explanation for the unique’s large field workplace success.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” premieres October 4 in theaters. Try the trailer beneath. For all the small print on the “Joker” sequel, click on right here. Watch the trailer right here:
Further reporting by Brian Welk