Joker 2, technically titled Joker: Folie à Deux, is simply a few weeks away, and the ultimate trailer has arrived to try to seal the deal for potential viewers goers who’re nonetheless on the fence about whether or not a “jukebox” musical is how they need to see the Batman villain’s story enter its subsequent section.
The ultimate trailer reveals Woman Gaga’s Harley Quinn serenading Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck with a canopy of Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” as he goes to courtroom to place the society that solid him out on trial for his derangement. “They’re all going loopy for you,” Quinn tells Fleck, seemingly referencing riots which have damaged out throughout the nation following the occasions of the primary film. Later in courtroom, Fleck rebuts a witness on the stand. “You don’t suppose that is me?” he says. “Properly possibly, possibly you don’t know who I actually was.”
If Joker: Folie à Deux has some methods up its sleeve, it’s hidden them very excessive up. Whereas the primary Joker was a brand new spin on the villain’s origin story fused with modern societal angst, the sequel must stand by itself two ft and doubtlessly provide followers one thing greater than only a deeper dive into the wicked psyche of its central character. And not using a Batman to play off of, Gaga may have so much to shoulder when it comes to being a foil, moderately than only a love curiosity or enabler, for the Joker.
The sequel hits theaters October 4 and continues a gradual march of comedian e book motion pictures this yr, starting with the a lot maligned Madame Net, peaking with the field workplace juggernaut Deadpool & Wolverine, and persevering with on now into the autumn with Joker: Folie à Deux, Venom: The Final Dance, and Kraven the Hunter. The excellent news is that when you don’t have the time or can’t afford to see them in theaters, you’ll be able to binge all of them this vacation season on streaming.