2 years ago, he hit Gotham like a hurricane... and now he's back to 'give the people what they want!' The gritty ’80s jukebox musical about the deadly, romantic relationship between Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, dances into theaters October 4.
Warner Bros. has finally dropped Official Trailer #2 for director Todd Phillips’ highly anticipated Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, and it simply bleeds love.
2 years ago, he hit Gotham like a hurricane... and now he's back to 'give the people what they want!
Joker: Folie à Deux takes place in the DC Elseworlds franchise, but not as part of the new official DCU timeline currently in development from James Gunn and Peter Safran. The gritty ’80s jukebox musical centers on the romantic relationship between Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, and also features the talents of Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, Jacob Lofland, Brendan Gleeson, Harry Lawtey, and Catherine Keener.
Returning for the mad sequel is Phillips, who will again pen the script alongside Scott Silver. Scanline VFX returns to craft the VFX alongside Barnstorm VFX and Lola VFX, with Ivan Moran acting as visual effects supervisor.
Joker: Folie à Deux dances into theaters October 4.
Watch the twisted magic of love bloom in the first teaser trailer now:
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