Press Release WHV Press Release: Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) (4k UHD Combo SteelBook) (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX



Sequel to the 2019 Film Joker from Director Todd Phillips

Becomes Available for Purchase and Rental​

Debuts for Premium Digital Ownership and Rental on October 29

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Arrive on December 17​

Burbank, CA, October 22, 2024 – From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”).Joker: Folie À Deux debuts for purchase and rental digitally at home on October 29.

• On October 29, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home and for 48-hour rental via PVOD on participating digital platforms where you purchase or rent movies, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.

• On December 17, Joker: Folie À Deux will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD from online and physical retailers. Joker: Folie À Deux will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who received Oscar nominations for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay co-written with fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

DIGITAL, 4K, BLU-RAY & DVD ELEMENTS​

Joker: Folie À Deux Premium Digital Ownership, 4K UHD and Blu-ray contain the following special features:

4K UHD

• Everything Must Go (4 Part Longform Documentary)
  • Can I Have A Cigarette?
  • Finding Lee
  • A Hundred Films In One
  • King of Nothing
• The Character Of Music
• Live! With The Joker
• Colors Of Madness
• Crafted With Class

BASICS



Premium Digital Ownership: October 29, 2024

4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD Street Date: December 17, 2024



4K Languages: English, German, Latin Spanish, Italian, Canadian French

4K Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Canadian French, Parisian French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Latin Spanish, Swedish

BD Languages: English, Canadian French, Latin Spanish

BD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Canadian French

DVD Languages: English, Latin Spanish, Canadian French

DVD Subtitles: English, Latin Spanish, Korean, Parisian French, Canadian French, Chinese – Complex, Cantonese



Running Time: 138 minutes

Rating: R for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity

DVD: DLBY/DGTL

4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL​

The Credits​

From acclaimed writer/director/producer Todd Phillips comes Joker: Folie À Deux, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Joaquin Phoenix once again in his Oscar-winning dual role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, opposite Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The film also stars Oscar nominees Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), alongside Zazie Beetz, reprising her role from Joker.

Phillips, who was nominated for Oscars for directing, writing and producing Joker, directed Joker: Folie À Deux from a screenplay by fellow Oscar nominee Scott Silver & Phillips, based on characters from DC. The film was produced by Phillips, Oscar nominee Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner. Lady Gaga served as music consultant. The film’s executive producers are Michael E. Uslan, Georgia Kacandes, Silver, Mark Friedberg and Jason Ruder.

Working with Phillips behind the camera are his team from Joker, including Oscar-nominated director of photography Lawrence Sher, production designer Mark Friedberg, Oscar-nominated editor Jeff Groth, and composer Hildur Guđnadóttir, who won the Oscar for her work on the first film. New to the team is Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips ( Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, Don’t Worry Darling). Ruder is the film’s executive music producer and the music supervisors are Randall Poster and George Drakoulias. Casting is by Francine Maisler (the Dune films, Challengers).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Joint Effort Production, A Film by Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie À Deux. The film is released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.



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[Wayne Klein]

It wasn’t an absolutely bad film just a misfire. So many decisions that were the wrong ones when it came to scripting and production. Why this cost $200 million is beyond me- it obviously went to salaries because not much of it is on the screen to me. The first film was memorable as a modern day take of “Taxi Driver” crossed with “The King of comedy” (which might chafe Marty’s hide considering how he feels about comic book films). Like some, the first one transcended its origin to become something much different than a traditional popcorn film. Hayes clearly was going in the same gritty direction of Nolan, Reeves (this fits in with the feel of “The Batman”) and even the “Penguin” series.

I will say, despite the fact that I didn’t like it, I could see critical reappraisal once time has passed. Time seems to forgive those who make bold choices with their films, art and literature. This was a bold but misguided choice. To those that loved it, go for it. I will be skipping the Blu and 4K.

Still glad to see a home video release for the film. Perhaps Warner will make up some of the loss. It did terrific overseas compared to here.

I’m sure it will look terrific.

 

[Thomas T]

I will say, despite the fact that I didn’t like it, I could see critical reappraisal once time has passed. Time seems to forgive those who make bold choices with their films, art and literature.

For sure! This is a cult film waiting to happen! Box office popularity rarely indicates the quality of a movie. Posterity will be the final judge. A of lot of fans of the first film turned against it before it even opened once they heard it was -gasp-oh the horror!- a musical!!!

 

[Tino]

For sure! This is a cult film waiting to happen! Box office popularity rarely indicates the quality of a movie. Posterity will be the final judge. A of lot of fans of the first film turned against it before it even opened once they heard it was -gasp-oh the horror!- a musical!!!

Did you see this @Thomas T? What did you think?

 

[titch]

The Sight and Sound reviewer liked it, particularly for the songs and Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score.

Joker: Folie à Deux review: love sends in the clown

Devout fans of Todd Phillips’s 2019 Joker may feel let down by this drastically different sequel, an unusual jukebox musical which dials down the in-your-face toxicity to see Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix delivering some excellent songs.

www.bfi.org.uk

 

[TravisR]

For sure! This is a cult film waiting to happen!

Absolutely. It's dogshit awful so of course it will gain a fanbase down the road. Exorcist II and Showgirls are beloved but are still terrible and this will join that pantheon.

And for the record, I have no problem with it being a musical. That was one of the only aspects of the movie that was good.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Updated with official Press Release announcement from Warner Bros.

 

[Malcolm R]

Amazing how much that PR references the original film, rather than talking about this one.