And it is here. After the magic that Joaquin Phoenix created as Arthur Fleck in Joker, it was reported that a sequel is in development titled, ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ and joining him in this madness would be Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
The film is finally up for release later this year but the first official footage of the same just came out. The teaser trailer just released and it shows how Fleck and Quinn are saying that the world needs love.
The dark and gritty footage begins at Arkham Asylum — where Joker is locked up at the end of the first film — as Arthur Fleck has a deranged “meet cute” with another patient (you guessed it, Gaga’s Harley Quinn). After the chance encounter in the halls of prison, they fall madly, deeply in love, and plan to break out of their straight jackets to take on the world beyond their padded cells. It brings them to the streets of Gotham, where they manically dance and twirl around the city.
“I’m nobody. I haven’t done anything with my life like you have,” Harley Quinn tells Joker as she mimes shooting herself in the head. The first film served as a moody origin story for the Joker, a reclusive, struggling stand-up comedian and part-time clown. In the sequel, he takes his act on the road and performs on all kinds of stages with Harley Quinn as his demented muse — and she’s wearing his signature makeup. In this cinematic adventure, though, he doesn’t seem so lonely. “I’ll tell you what’s changed,” Joker says in the trailer. “I’m not alone anymore — that’s what we should be talking about!”
The trailer ends with Harley at Arkham Asylum as she draws a happy face with red lipstick on the glass partition between her and Joker. “I want to see the real you,” she tells him. Director Todd Phillips debuted the footage at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners.
The gritty scene unfolds within the confines of Arkham Asylum, where Joker resides following the events of the preceding film. Arthur Fleck, encountering another patient, Gaga’s Harley Quinn, in an eccentric twist of fate, embarks on a whirlwind romance. Together, they concoct plans to liberate themselves from their restraints and confront the world beyond the asylum’s walls. Their escapade leads them to the streets of Gotham, where they unleash their manic energy through dance and revelry.
Harley Quinn, professing her admiration for Joker, acknowledges her own sense of insignificance compared to his accomplishments. The first film delved into Joker’s origins as a struggling comedian, whereas the sequel sees him embracing a nomadic lifestyle, with Harley as his devoted partner and artistic inspiration. Despite his previous loneliness, Joker now finds solace in their companionship, a fact he proudly emphasizes.
The trailer concludes with a poignant moment at Arkham Asylum, as Harley, separated from Joker by a glass partition, beseeches him to reveal his true self. Director Todd Phillips premiered this captivating footage at CinemaCon, captivating movie theater owners with the promise of a thrilling cinematic experience.
