Joker 2 trailer unites Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in song

Joker: Folie à Deux

Warner Bros.

The first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux It brings together Academy Award winners Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in one of the most intriguing entries on the 2024 theatrical calendar.

Warner Bros. revealed unveiled its appearance at CinemaCon, where Joker 2 is among the hottest titles that theater owners have been interested in checking out — and for good reason. It’s a sequel to the billion-dollar blockbuster that earned Phoenix an Oscar, but it also takes a left turn with its entry into the genre.

But director Todd Phillips noted that the film is not much different from the first film in some ways, in which music was also a key element.

“We never talked about it that way,” Phillips said when asked if it was a musical. “I would say it’s a movie where music is a key element. To me that doesn’t deviate too much from the first movie. In the first movie, ‘Arthur has music in him.’ And he has a credit for it.”

Before introducing the trailer, Phillips revealed that he wanted to come to CinemaCon in 2020 just to thank movie theater owners, despite not having a movie to promote.

“I wanted to thank you guys…about a month before the first Joker movie came out, the story of the movie actually flipped,” he said, noting that there was speculation that the movie might inspire violence. He thanked the theater owners for staying strong and sticking to the film.

Phoenix returns to the role of Arthur Fleck, while Lady Gaga appears in a role said to be inspired by comic book character Harley Quinn. The duo is known for their toxic romance in the comics, with Folly Dukes Title refers to the medical term for a similar or similar mental disorder affecting two or more people, usually members of the same family.

the first joker It surprised in 2019 with over $1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Phoenix played an aspiring comedian whose mental health issues escalate until he adopts the persona of the Joker, who ends the film in folk-hero-like status as he inspires riots in Gotham. The sequel is said to have musical elements, and reunites director Phillips with Gaga after Phillips produced her music-centric works. a A star is born remake.

Phillips has been giving looks at the film, first with a December 2022 Instagram post for the character Phoenix, and on Valentine’s Day 2023 the first look at Lady Gaga as Phoenix.

Phillips wrote with Scott Silver. the joker The sequel is part of the DC Elseworlds brand, which allows for stories set outside the shared DC Universe that were crafted by DC Studios presidents James Gunn and Peter Safran. Matt Reeves Batman Part Two The movie and HBO Max Penguin The series is also under this banner.

The film opens on October 4.