The primary trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux brings collectively unites Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Girl 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 had been curious for a glimpse at — and for good motive. 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 totally different from the primary, which additionally had music as a key factor.
“We by no means talked about it like that,” stated Phillips when requested if it was a musical. “I wish to say it’s a film the place music is a vital factor. 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 come back 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 few 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 sturdy and sticking with the movie.
Phoenix returns to the position of Arthur Fleck, whereas Girl Gaga seems a task stated to be impressed by the comedian e book character Harley Quinn. The duo are identified 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 related psychological dysfunction impacting two or extra folks, normally members of the identical household.
The primary Joker stunned 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 conjures up a riot in Gotham. The sequel is claimed 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 publish of Phoenix in character, and on Valentine’s Day 2023 the first-look at Girl 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 exterior 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.