Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga are wreaking havoc in the new trailer forJoker: Folie à Deux.
While awaiting trial for his crimes asJoker, Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) is incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. While in captivity, Arthur meets and falls in love with Harleen Quinzel (Gaga), aka Harley Quinn. Amid the chaos, the duo discovers their true versions of themselves.Joker 2will include musical elements, as Phoenix and Gaga are singing and dancing in thelatest footage.
Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, Harry Lawtey, and Steve Coogan star, with Zazie Beetz reprising her role fromJokeras Sophie Dumond, Arthur’s former neighbor.
Todd Phillips, who helmedJoker, returns to directJoker: Folie à Deuxfrom a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Phillips will also produceJoker 2alongside Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Joseph Garner.
Released in 2019,Jokerwas a smash hit, registering the biggest October opening weekend at the domestic box office with $96.2 million.Jokerwould gross over $1 billion worldwide, the only R-rated film in history to do that. The critical reception aroundJokerwas just as big as its box office returns. Nominated for 11 Oscars,Jokerwon two: Best Actor (Phoenix) and Best Original Score (Hildur Guðnadóttir). Phillips receivedOscar nominationsfor Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The trailer wasn’t the only news involvingJoker: Folie à Deuxto drop this morning.Joker 2will premiere in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.Jokerpremiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and won the Golden Lion, the highest prize.
Joker: Folie à Deuxis only in theaters and IMAX on July 29, 2025.
