by Director Todd Phillips shared a first look at “Joker: Folie à Deux,” the upcoming DC comic book movie, the sequel to 2019’s “Joker.”
The filmmaker, best known for directing the “The Hangover” series, posted a photo of the lead actor, Joaquin Phoenix, on his Instagram on Saturday afternoon from the film’s first day of shooting.
“one. Day. Our son. #joker,” Phillips wrote next to a photo of Phoenix reprising his role as Oscar winner Arthur Fleck aka The Joker.
In the cryptic footage, 48-year-old Phoenix is seen lying on his back with dead eyes and staring at the ceiling while his character shaves his face, which looks like a janitor from Arkham Asylum.
Fans of the movie will remember the final frame from 2019’s R-rated “Joker”, which shows Fleck running through the corridors of the mental hospital to Frank Sinatra’s song “That’s Life”, leaving bloody footprints and clearly killing another victim.
In the sequel, which will be a musical, Lady Gaga will play Harley Quinn, the iconic lover of the Joker. Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson and Zazie Beetz also star in the movie.
In August, the Grammy-winning artist confirmed the casting news on Twitter. “Joker: Folie à Deux. 10.04.24” tweetedannounces the movie’s release date with an animated clip of the Joker and Quinn dancing.
Playing the sadistically cheerful Quinn on screen in “Suicide Squad” in 2016, “Birds of Prey” in 2020 and “The Suicide Squad” in 2021, Margot Robbie is “very happy” to recently take on the baseball role of Lady Gaga. shared that. A super villain who uses a bat.
“It makes me very happy because I said from the beginning all I wanted was Harley Quinn to be one of those characters, just like Macbeth or Batman always go from great actor to great actor.” Robbie told MTV News In October. “It’s an honor to have built such a strong foundation that Harley can now be one of those characters that other actors are trying to play. I think you’re going to do something amazing with him.”
“Joker” was a huge success at the box office after its release, earning 11 Academy Awards nominations. The film won Best Original Score and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Phoenix.
In November of that year, The Hollywood Reporter reported tBased on the DC villain, Warner Bros. The sequel was “on its way” after the original movie grossed over $1 billion.
“Joker: Folie à Deux”, which stands for “Joker: Madness for Two,” will hit theaters on October 4, 2024, although specific plot details for the sequel are still under wraps.
