Joker 2 will hit the big screens exactly five years after the first film shattered all box office records and revolutionized R-Rated movies. According to a report, Joker 2 titled Joker: Madness for two gets a release date of October 4, 2024. The Todd Phillips-directed film will bring back Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck alongside Lady Gaga who is set to take on the role of the iconic Harley Quinn. It will be very exciting to see if this movie can do justice to its predecessor or not.
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What do we know about Joker 2?
Joker 2 which is called Folie A Deux refers to a mental disorder shared by two or more people, hinting that the sequel is on a larger scale than its predecessor. It seems that, aside from Joker and his partner Harley Quinn, there may also be various other notorious people influenced by Arthur Fleck in Gotham.
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The first film earned a huge collection of over $1 billion along with 11 Oscar nominations, among which it also won Best Actor and even went on to become the highest-grossing R-Rated film.
According to the plot, nothing is properly revealed yet, but according to reports, the film will be largely based on Arkham Asylum and will also have a musical scene in the prison. This part also raised several question marks from the audience as no one can understand how a Joker movie can be a musical. But looking back at how the Joker movie created such a buzz, everyone believes in the creators.
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The announcement of Joker 2 relieves a little:
The Joker 2 Announcement Came Amid DC Fan Woes As Entire Fandom Was Disappointed With bat girl to be put aside. So, no doubt, that’s a relief for DC fans. This all happened after David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has implemented some cost cutting techniques under which it will not release any movie which is not profitable for them.
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After this sudden announcement, fans were left stunned as no one expects a movie to be shelved even after its filming is almost done. There are still plenty of questions among fans about which upcoming movies can benefit from David Zaslav’s cost-cutting techniques. But it is believed that they only implemented these new techniques to make way for films like Joker with more star power and which they believe can do wonders at the box office.
Joker: Folie A Deux will be released in theaters on October 4, 2024.
Source: Deadline
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