Joker: Folie à deux (1 Viewer)

[Jake Lipson]

That's a really good trailer. I like the fact that Joaquin Phoenix sings in it and that they're not completely hiding the musical aspect. This trailer does enough to be intruding but doesn't feel like it's giving too much away.

I know that the film will arrive five real-world years after the first film. But after watching this, I wondered how long it has been in-universe. I could be wrong about this, but I don't think anyone involved with the movie has actually said when the action of the story is set relative to the first one.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Lady Gaga Teases ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’: “My Version Of Harley Quinn Is Mine & It’s Very Authentic To This Movie”

Lady Gaga is teasing her turn as Harley Quinn in the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux.

deadline.com

 

[Alex...]

Runtime looks to be 150 minutes.

‘Joker 2: Folie à Deux' Runtime Around 2 Hours 30 Minutes — World of Reel

“Joker 2: Folie à Deux” is set for release, including in IMAX 70MM, on October 4, 2024. It will most likely have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[Alex...]

New trailer drops Tuesday.

 

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[Jeff Cooper]

It seems from this preview that Harleen is just going to be a random citizen, rather than a hospital psychiatrist?

 

[jayembee]

That does seem to be the suggestion.

 

[Alex...]

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[Jake Lipson]

A new poster from WB social media:

 

[Alex...]

Takes place 2 years after the first film.

Will begin with a Looney Tunes-inspired cartoon starring the Joker. Animated by Sylvain Chomet (‘The Triplets of Belleville’)

Most of the music in ‘JOKER 2’ is really “just dialogue,” says Todd Phillips. “It’s just Arthur not having the words to say what he wants to say, so he sings them instead.”

Todd Phillips says their won’t be a 3rd ‘joker’ movie “It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world.”

Todd Phillips Tells All on Making ‘Joker 2’: Musical Numbers, Method Acting and Joaquin Phoenix’s Broadway Dream That Started It All

Todd Phillips unpacks the creation of ‘Joker 2', a sequel that began with Joaquin Phoenix’s dream and sees Lady Gaga singing as Harley Quinn.

variety.com

 

[Malcolm R]

And, oddly, Lady Gaga just released a new single with Bruno Mars called "Die With a Smile", but it seems that it's not part of this film.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Todd Phillips says their won’t be a 3rd ‘joker’ movie “It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world.”

In the unlikely event that this grosses the same billion dollars its predecessor did, of course there will be consideration of sequel, regardless of what Phillips says now or whether or not he chooses to return. If the film underperforms relative to expectations, then it’ll be a moot point.

 

[JoeStemme]

Remember, they said the first JOKER was going to be a stand-alone film.

Money talks.

 

[Jake Lipson]

If Todd Phillips declined to return but Joaquin Phoenix wanted to, WB could proceed with a third film under someone else's direction. I don't think the audience would accept anyone else replacing Joaquin Phoenix for this iteration of the Joker/Arthur. So a third film would be most contingent upon Phoenix's participation. Whether he would want to do it without Phillips is another question.

That being said, as has been mentioned above, we went from Joker being announced, released and marketed as a standalone film in 2019 to this thread about a sequel which was created in 2022. You never know what is going to happen. It took a while for this film to come together, but it eventually did. So I don't think we're going to know immediately if they're planning another one. WB would certainly be interested in another one if this makes money.

I think it also depends on how this film ends. I don't know what the ending is. I don't want to know until I see it. Even if I did know, I wouldn't post it here. But the way to definitively end this iteration of the character would be if Arthur does not survive this film.

We'll see what happens.

 

[jayembee]

It's not clear to me when the first film was announced as a "standalone" film whether they meant it was going to be a one-and-done situation, or they meant "standalone" in that it wasn't going to be connected to any of the other DC films that had been made or were planned.

 

[Malcolm R]

Warner had said prior to the first film's release that it was a one-off, no sequels. They apparently changed their mind after the opening weekend and allowed Todd Phillips to start development on a sequel, though he seemingly wanted to explore other DC characters.

‘Joker’ Sequel in the Works as Todd Phillips Eyes More DC Origin Movies (Exclusive)

On Oct. 7, Joker director Todd Phillips headed into Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich's office, buoyed by the film's $96.2 million opening-weekend haul. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter he proposed an outsized idea — the rights to develop a portfolio of DC characters' origin...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

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