What We Know About Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's 'Joker 2'

What We Know About Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's 'Joker 2' After Filming Wrapped Up

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Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga will be playing Joker and Harley Quinn in the highly anticipated sequel to 2019's box office hit, Joker.

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The upcoming sequel to Joker, featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has been given the title "Joker: Folie à Deux," which translates to "madness shared by two."

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Filming of the movie wrapped up in April 2023, and it is slated to hit theaters on October 4, 2024.

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Director Todd Phillips confirmed the sequel with Instagram photos of the official script and Joaquin Phoenix reading it.

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Zazie Beetz is also set to return in the highly-anticipated Joker sequel as Sophie Dumond.

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The movie will be a musical, and award-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir is excited about the project.

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The film's title, "Joker: Folie à Deux," means a shared mental illness between two people in a close relationship.

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Margot Robbie portrayed Harley Quinn in previous DC films, while Lady Gaga's version of Harley Quinn exists in a separate DC universe.

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Gaga was confirmed to play the role of Harley Quinn after teasing fans with a video on Twitter in August 2022.

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Todd Phillips is set to direct and produce the upcoming Joker sequel, co-written by Scott Silver and produced alongside Bradley Cooper.

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