We are only a couple of weeks away from the release of Todd Phillips’ highly anticipated sequel, “Joker: Folie à Deux.” And honestly, it doesn’t feel like there’s this huge groundswell of support like what happened with the first film. Sure, box office projections are pretty high, but the sequel has giant shoes to fill if it wants to match the $1 billion gross of the original.
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As seen in the new trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” we get a better look at what people can expect from the sequel. That is to say, it sure does look like the film is a mixture of a jukebox musical combined with a courtroom procedural. We get to hear the voice of Lady Gaga singing her songs, but contrasted with the footage from the courtroom where Arthur Fleck—in full Joker makeup—looks like he’s acting as his own defense.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. The film is once again directed by Todd Phillips.
We saw the “Joker” sequel when it debuted at this year’s Venice, and in our review, we said, “Of all the things Phillips does better in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ than he did in ‘Joker,’ the best is by far his course correction in catering to radical misogynists… This sharp turn may cost the film some of its radical fans, but boy will it do wonders to convert the agnostics.”
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is expected to arrive in theaters on October 4. You can watch the new trailer below: