Featuring a reinvented version of the classic antagonist of BatmanTodd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have given us one of the most memorable comic book films in recent years joker (joker) in 2019. Shortly afterwards, the back and forth about a possible sequel began, but it wasn’t until June 2022 that the New York filmmaker confirmed its completion with a photo of the script on Instagram. The official title: Joker 2: Folie à Deux.
But if the first part was already a bit atypical for what we are used to in this subgenre, Arthur Fleck’s return to the big screen sounds even more exotic. Does it live up to its predecessor?
After all, the original grossed over $1 billion at the global box office; The film was praised by both critics and audiences and won prestigious awards such as the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and two Oscars.
Below is everything we know about so far Joker: Slide for two:
What will it be about? Joker 2?
The details of the plot are being kept secret for now. However, we already have some clues about what we can expect in this new cinematic project with the Joker.
Let’s start with the title. Slide for two is a clinical term that describes a psychotic disorder that exists between two or more people with close relationships. Arthur Fleck is a psychopath, that was abundantly clear to us at the end of the first film. Who or who will now share his madness?
A source with knowledge about the project Indian that much of the action will take place in one of the most important locations in the mythology of Batman: Him Arkham Asylum. A prison and psychiatric hospital where Gotham City’s most mentally disturbed people are held.
This already offers many options in terms of alignment Joker 2but the primary speculation is that the sequel will introduce its own version of Harley Quinnthe psychiatrist and later lover/accomplice of the criminal clown.
Cast and production team
One cannot imagine a sequel joker without the director’s return Todd Phillips and especially from Joaquin Phoenix, in which he reprises his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck. Both are on board.
The duo Phillips and Scott Silver he took over the direction of the script again. Other key returnees from the original production include cinematographer Lawrence Sher and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who also won an Oscar for her work on the first part.
After months of speculation Lady Gaga confirmed in early August 2022 that he would star in the lead role Joker 2: Folie à Deux. The pop star would reportedly play the rumored Harley Quinn. This is his third leading role in the film after A star Is Born (2018) – for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Song and a nomination for Best Actress for “Shallow” – and The House of Gucci (2021) – which earned her Best Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Aside from that, Zazie Beets returns as Sophie Dumond, Arthur Fleck’s neighbor and romantic interest in the original film. Other actors join in Joker 2 They are the Irish Brendan Gleeson (Alastor Moody in Harry Potter), Catherine Keener (Flee!), Harry Lawtey (Industry) And Jacob Löfland (Maze Runner: Trial by Fire). The latter will play an important supporting role as an Arkham inmate with a close relationship with Arthur Fleck.
Budget and filming
Joker 2: Folie à Deux It will cost approximately 150 million dollarsalmost three times the first installment, which was around $55 million.
However, it should be noted that with this budget, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix would each make around $20 million. Lady Gaga would receive around $10 million for her participation.
Filming began in December 2022 in New York and Los Angeles. The tape received one Tax credit of $12.6 million from the State of California.
First look at it Joker 2…. A musical?
In a twist no one saw coming, Joker 2 It will be a musical film.
Sources at the studio confirm that the sequel will feature elaborate musical sequences. One of them, though clarified The Slide for two has more similarities in execution with A star Is Born (2018) that with In the neighborhood (2021).
“All I can say is that there will be a lot of music” Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir mentioned in an interview with Comicbook.com in September 2023.”That’s all I can reveal.
The first Teasers shows us the silhouettes of Phoenix and Gaga’s characters dancing to the rhythm of an instrumental version of “Cheek to Cheek”. Out of curiosity, the New York singer and Tony Bennett made one cover of this iconic piece for a collaborative album in 2014.
Joker: Folie à Deux
04/10/24 pic.twitter.com/obp7T9lBFL– Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) August 4, 2022
When it premieres Joker 2?
Warner Bros. announced this Joker 2: Folie à Deux will be released in Mexican cinemas on June 17, 2019 October 3, 2024. This is almost exactly five years after the release of the original film.
