The thing about Todd Philips and Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ is that it was always supposed to be a standalone movie, but then it made a billion dollars so they sorta decided that they had to make a sequel.
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Therefore it was only a matter of time before the second ‘Joker’ movie was announced. It’s going to be called ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ and it’s rumoured to be a musical that will see the Joker descend further into madness alongside fan favourite character Harley Quinn. Lady Gaga has now decided to confirm this news, announcing that she’ll be taking the role off Margot Robbie for this iteration of the characters.
Joker: Folie à Deux
10.04.24 pic.twitter.com/obp7T9lBFL— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 4, 2022
There aren’t any details on the plot at the moment, but it’s rumoured to be set in Arkham Asylum. This is where Harley Quinn first met the Joker in ‘Batman: The Animated Series’, as she was acting as his psychotherapist before becoming infatuated with him and embarking on a murderous rampage so would make perfect sense given the title of the movie and the relationship of the characters.
Not sure how that would translate into Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker as he was more of a mentally ill weirdo than a charismatic psychopath, but given Philips’ good work on the first movie I think we can be assured we’ll be in safe hands with this one. It’s due to come out in April 2024 so it’s gonna be a while to wait though sadly.
For more of the same, check out when Jared Leto got really upset that everyone loved Phoenix’s Joker and hated his version. Really funny.
