Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his role as the murderous Arthur Fleck, also known as Joker.
Joker: Folie à Deux is an upcoming American musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. Based on DC Comics characters, the film is the sequel to Joker (2019) and stars Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his role as the Joker, and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
Joker 2 is currently filming ahead of its 2024 release, giving fans some very exciting glimpses of what's to come. Officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel sees Joaquin Phoenix return to the role of Arthur Fleck, with Todd Phillips coming back to direct and co-write alongside Scott Silver.
New pictures have been released of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix from the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. Gaga, who plays Harley Quinn in the upcoming film, shared a picture of her in character as she announced filming on the sequel had come to an end.
Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2. (Warner Bros.) Todd Phillips is getting the last laugh, as Joker 2 — Joker: Folie à Deux — will come to cinemas on 4 October, 2024.
If there is a Joker sequel, then Batman and the Joker's possible brotherhood might be further explored. However, in the wider DC Universe, the Batman and Joker are not brothers and never were.
Zazie Beetz has said the musical elements in the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux will “surprise” people. Beetz reprises her role of Sophie Dumond from the first film, alongside Joaquin Phoenix. Speaking about the musical elements of the film to Variety, she said: “I think people will be surprised.
In the latest issue of Flashpoint Beyond #5, the Joker's real name has been revealed: Jack Oswald White. This is something that fans of DC and the character have greatly appreciated, and that is that the identity of the Joker is something that many have always tried to find out.
At this time, it is unknown if Batman will be involved in Joker: Folie à Deux. While the Todd Phillips franchise is considered a prequel to the Dark Knight's days as a hero in Gotham City, the first film used its comic book references rather scarcely as it attempted to exist in a world as non-Batman-like as possible.
Following her introduction to the DC Universe in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as the sidekick and lover of the Joker as well as the criminal associate and best friend of fellow supervillain Poison Ivy.
Jim Carrey won't be the real Joker. He is someone inspired by Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck and calls himself Mr J. In the sequels featuring Joker, different people will take the mantle ahead of playing the scary clown of crime. Mr J is one of them and he will play the older version of this iconic villain.
Arthur Fleck is a completely original name when it comes to the Joker, as it has never once been his given name, an alias, or anything else.
Dick Grayson, formerly known as Robin, later known as the New Joker, is the main antagonist of Frank Miller's comic miniseries The Dark Knight Strikes Again. He was the former Robin, who turned into a murderous psychopath, because of Batman's actions to him as a child.
In Joker 2, which Todd Phillips is directing, writing, and co-writing, Joaquin Phoenix will return to the role of the Joker. The eagerly awaited Joker 2 with the official name 'Joker: Folie a Deux' is presently in production and is scheduled for release early the following year.
Director Todd Phillips confirmed that a Joker sequel is officially in the works, sharing photos of star Joaquin Phoenix flipping through the pages of the new script on Instagram.
In the story, Batman and Joker battle as they normally do. Batman dies. And then Joker takes up the cape and cowl to become Batman.
How old is Bruce Wayne in Joker Universe? In the 2019 Joker movie, when Joker introduces Bruce Wayne, he is just a teenager between the age of 8-11 years old. If the sequel Joker movie does a massive time jump, Bruce would be around 20 years and it would skip 10 years of Arthur's life.
Due to Joker acting as a standalone origin movie with a possibility of no sequels, this version of Bruce marks the first time in live action in which the character isn't seen being Batman, although due to the similar origin it is implied he will go onto becoming Batman in the future like other incarnations.
In Joker, Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) and Penny Fleck (Joker's mother) are key characters. Penny claims that Thomas is actually Arthur's father.
Arguably the Joker's greatest weakness is his ego, however. He turns to crime to get the attention he desperately craves from Batman.
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. was a Cuban American film and television actor, who played The Joker in the 1960s television series Batman. In 1966, the show was transferred to movie theaters, and Romero became the first actor to portray the Joker in a motion picture.
Arthur sees Sophie at the show, but he bombs due to having no medication to control his own condition that causes him to laugh at inappropriate times. At one point, Arthur rings the bell of Sophie's apartment and, after she opens the door, he kisses her promptly.
While Arthur struggles in his job as a clown-for-hire, he falls in love with a pretty neighbor, a single mother named Sophie (Zazie Beetz). One of Joker's big twist occurs when Arthur's “dates” Sophie only to find out that those flirty conversations and their eventual hookup were completely in his imagination.
After six months Joker regained memories and his original personality because of it Beth briefly dumped him, later when Joker confessed her love they got back together.