Joker: Folie à Deux

upcoming film directed by Todd Phillips

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

Joker: Folie à Deux[a] is an upcoming American musical film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, DC Studios, Bron Creative and Joint Effort, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is based on the Joker and other characters appearing in DC Comics publications, serving as the sequel to Joker (2019). The film's cast features Joaquin Phoenix and Zazie Beetz reprising their roles as Arthur Fleck / Joker and Sophie Dumond respectively from the first film, alongside newcomers Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener.

Joker: Folie à Deux is scheduled to be released theatrically on October 4, 2024.

Cast

  • Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck / Joker: A mentally ill, impoverished party clown and stand-up comedian disregarded by society, whose history of abuse causes him to become a nihilistic criminal with a clown motif.
  • Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn: A psychiatrist who falls in love with Arthur.[2][3][4]
  • Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond: A cynical single mother whom Arthur fantasized as his love interest, but in reality, they had only met once.[5]

Additionally, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey have been cast in undisclosed roles.[6][7][8]

Production

Development

The 2019 film Joker was intended to be a standalone with no sequels,[9] 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, similar to the DC Black Label comics publisher.[10][11][12] 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,[13] 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."[14] 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,"[15] 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."[16] He was paid $20 million for his involvement.[17]

In November 2019, The Hollywood Reporter announced that a sequel was in development, with Phillips, Silver, and Phoenix expected to reprise their duties.[18] However, Deadline Hollywood reported the same day that The Hollywood Reporter's story was false and that negotiations had not even begun yet.[19] 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.[20] Phillips also confirmed that the 2022 film The Batman would not be set in the same continuity as Joker.[21] 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."[21]

In June 2022, Phillips 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.[22][23] Later that month it was announced Lady Gaga was in talks to portray Harley Quinn and that the film would be a musical.[24] Shortly afterward, Gaga confirmed that she would star in the film.[25] In August, it was reported Zazie Beetz was in negotiations to reprise her role as Sophie Dumond in the film.[26] Beetz was confirmed to reprise her role in September, alongside Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Jacob Lofland.[5][6][7] Gleeson joined the project out of his admiration for both Phoenix's "indelible" performance in the first film and Gaga, though he admitted to being "kinda intimidated" as to what he had to do for his role.[27] In October, Harry Lawtey was reported by Deadline Hollywood to have been cast in the film in what was reported as a "big role".[8]

Filming

Principal photography began on December 10, 2022, with Phillips releasing a first look on his Instagram account.[28]

Music

Hildur Guðnadóttir will score the sequel, returning from the first film.[29]

Release

Joker: Folie à Deux is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on October 4, 2024, by Warner Bros Pictures.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Folie à Deux is a French term meaning "Madness for Two".[1]

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Wilson (August 5, 2022). "Everything We Know About 'Joker 2' So Far". Variety. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  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. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 7, 2022). "Margot Robbie Gives Lady Gaga Her Blessing for Harley Quinn Role in 'Joker 2': 'She'll Do Something Incredible With It'". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (September 1, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Adds Brendan Gleeson To Ensemble".
  6. ^ a b 'Joker: Folie à Deux' Adds Catherine Keener To Ensemble In Secret Role
  7. ^ a b Kit, Borys (September 13, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deux' Casts Jacob Lofland in Key Arkham Asylum Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (October 20, 2022). "'Joker: Folie à Deax' Adds 'Industry's Harry Lawtey". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (June 13, 2018). "Warner Bros. Shifts DC Strategy Amid Executive Change-Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Chichizola, Corey (September 17, 2019). "Joker Director Todd Phillips Clarifies Sequel Comments". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Travers, Peter (October 4, 2019). "Joaquin Phoenix on the making of 'Joker'". Popcorn with Peter Travers. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 7, 2019). "Joaquin Phoenix Stirs 'Joker' Sequel Buzz: 'Where the Character Can Go Is Endless'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Lang, Brent; Donnelly, Matt; Rubin, Rebecca (July 20, 2022). "Inside Movie Stars' Salaries: Joaquin Phoenix Nabs $20M for Joker 2, Tom Cruise Heads to Over $100M and More". Variety. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Lady Gaga [@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.
  26. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 8, 2022). "Zazie Beetz In Talks To Return For Joker: Folie à Deux". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  27. ^ Krause, Katie (October 11, 2022). "'Joker 2' Star Brendan Gleeson Calls Lady Gaga 'Sensational' as Harley Quinn (Exclusive)". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  28. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (December 10, 2022). "'Joker 2': Joaquin Phoenix Returns in First Look at Sequel (Photo)". TheWrap. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  29. ^ "Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

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