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Joker: Folie à Deux
Directed byTodd Phillips
Written by
Based onCharacters
from DC
Produced by
Starring
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Joker: Folie à Deux is an upcoming American musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay written by Phillips and Scott Silver based on DC characters and it is the direct sequel to 2019's Joker and stars Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as Arthur Fleck / Joker, alongside Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson, and Harry Lawtey.

It is scheduled to be released on October 4, 2024.

Cast

Additionally, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey have been cast in undisclosed roles.[5][6][7]

Development

Production

The 2019 film Joker was intended to be a standalone with no sequels,[8] although Warner Bros. intended for it to launch DC Black, a line of DC Comics-based films unrelated to the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) franchise with darker, more experimental material.[9][10] While director Todd Phillips said in August 2019 that he would be interested in making a sequel, depending on the film's performance and if Joaquin Phoenix is interested,[11] he later clarified that "the movie's not set up to [have] a sequel. We always pitched it as one movie, and that's it."[12] In October 2019, Phoenix spoke to Peter Travers of possibly reprising the role of Arthur, centering around Travers' asking of Phoenix if he considers Joker to be his "dream role." Phoenix stated, "I can't stop thinking about it ... if there's something else we can do with Joker that might be interesting,"[13] and concluded, "It's nothing that I really wanted to do prior to working on this movie. I don't know that there is [more to do] ... Because it seemed endless, the possibilities of where we can go with the character."[14]

On November 20, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter announced that a sequel was in development, with Phillips, Silver, and Phoenix expected to reprise their duties.[15] However, Deadline Hollywood reported the same day that The Hollywood Reporter's story was false and that negotiations had not even begun yet.[16] Phillips responded to the reports by saying that he had discussed a sequel with Warner Bros. and it remained a possibility, but it was not in development.[17] Phillips also confirmed that the 2022 film The Batman would not be set in the same continuity as Joker.[18] During an interview with Variety at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Phillips expressed interest in a spin-off focusing on Batman, saying, "It's a beautiful Gotham. What I would like to see someone tackle is what Batman looks like from that Gotham. I'm not saying I'm going to do that. What was interesting to me about the inclusion of Batman in our movie was, 'What kind of Batman does that Gotham make?' That's all I meant by that."[18]

In June 2022, Philips announced that the sequel was in development, with a script by him and Silver. The film was also revealed to be titled Joker: Folie à Deux.[19][20] Later that month it was announced Lady Gaga was in talks to portray Harley Quinn and that the film would be a musical.[21] In August 2022, Warner Bros. announced a release date of October 4, 2024.[20] Shortly afterwards, Gaga confirmed that she would appear in the film.[22] On August 8, it was reported Zazie Beetz was in negotiations to reprise her role as Sophie Dumond in the film.[23] Beetz was confirmed to reprise her role in September, alongside Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Jacob Lofland.[24][25][26] Gleeson joined the project out of admiration to both Phoenix's "indelible" performance in the first film and Lady Gaga, though he admitted that he was "kinda intimidated" for what he had to do for his role.[27] In October, Industry actor Harry Lawtey was reported by Deadline Hollywood to have been cast in the film in what the Deadline reporters described as a "big role".[7]

Filming

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in December 2022.[23]

References

  1. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Adds Brendan Gleeson To Ensemble".
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Adds Brendan Gleeson To Ensemble".
  3. ^ "'Joker 2' Might Be a Musical From Harley Quinn's Perspective". PAPER. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack; Sharf, Zack (2022-10-07). "Margot Robbie Gives Lady Gaga Her Blessing for Harley Quinn Role in 'Joker 2': 'She'll Do Something Incredible With It'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  5. ^ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Adds Catherine Keener To Ensemble In Secret Role
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (September 13, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Casts Jacob Lofland in Key Arkham Asylum Role (Exclusive)".
  7. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (October 20, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deax' Adds 'Industry's Harry Lawtey". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Couch, Aaron (April 2, 2019). "'Joker' Brings Creepy First Trailer to CinemaCon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 3, 2019 suggested (help)
  9. ^ Sobeczak, Johnny [@JohnnySobeczak] (July 10, 2019). "Todd Phillips pitched JOKER to WB executives at the after party of the WAR DOGS premiere. "He suggested they begin a new division called DC Black, separating itself from the current crop of DC films. It was also a way of differentiating from Marvel." (Via @empiremagazine)" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (June 13, 2018). "DC's Non-DCEU Movie Label May Be Called DC Dark or DC Black". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 1, 2019 suggested (help)
  11. ^ Shepherd, Jack; Graham, Jamie (August 20, 2019). "Joker movie director discusses potential sequel: "I would do anything with Joaquin Phoenix"". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; August 20, 2019 suggested (help)
  12. ^ Chichizola, Corey (September 17, 2019). "Joker Director Todd Phillips Clarifies Sequel Comments". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  13. ^ Travers, Peter (October 4, 2019). "Joaquin Phoenix on the making of 'Joker'". Popcorn with Peter Travers. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  14. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 7, 2019). "Joaquin Phoenix Stirs 'Joker' Sequel Buzz: 'Where the Character Can Go Is Endless'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (November 20, 2019). "'Joker' Sequel in the Works as Todd Phillips Eyes More DC Origin Movies (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (November 20, 2019). "Don't Dress For 'Joker' Sequel Yet; Insiders Say Todd Phillips Never Pitched Origin Film Series On Other DC Characters". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Mercante, Alyssa (November 21, 2019). "Todd Philips sets record straight on Joker 2: "There's not a contract for us to even write a sequel"". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Sharf, Zack (January 3, 2020). "Will 'Joker' Start Its Own Movie Universe? Todd Phillips Wants Batman Film Set in Same World". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  19. ^ Vary, Adam B. (June 7, 2022). "'Joker' Sequel: Todd Phillips Reveals Working Title, Joaquin Phoenix Reading Script in New Pics". Variety. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  20. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 3, 2022). "Todd Phillips' 'Joker: Folie À Deux' Gets Fall 2024 Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  21. ^ Kit, Borys (June 13, 2022). "'Joker 2': Lady Gaga in Early Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix, Todd Phillips in Musical Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  22. ^ @ladygaga (August 4, 2022). "Joker: Folie à Deux 10.04.24" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 8, 2022). "Zazie Beetz In Talks To Return For Joker: Folie à Deux". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  24. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Adds Brendan Gleeson To Ensemble".
  25. ^ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Adds Catherine Keener To Ensemble In Secret Role
  26. ^ Kit, Borys (September 13, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Casts Jacob Lofland in Key Arkham Asylum Role (Exclusive)".
  27. ^ Krause, Katie (October 11, 2022). "'Joker 2' Star Brendan Gleeson Calls Lady Gaga 'Sensational' as Harley Quinn (Exclusive)". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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