Joker 'JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX' (Phillips and Phoenix return for the sequel) General News & Discussion Thread

[DlAMONDZ]

My guess is Margot Robbie’s days as HQ are over.

I think so too

Whatever juice she had in Suicide Squad that made her super popular, she's clearly lost it

 

[Captain Tired]

I know Joaquin said Arthur had music in his soul, but this is ridiculous!

 

[Lily Adler]

Joker 2: Lady Gaga Joins Joaquin Phoenix in DC Sequel – The Hollywood Reporter

Was Helena Bonham-Carter too busy or...

 

[The Shape]

Very intriguing with Gaga possibly signing on, but they lost me with the film being a musical. Maybe they have that wrong and there will be some kind of musical sequence or two (which would make sense and be cool), but the entire film being a musical? That's a no from me, dawg.

 

[J.Drangal]

I consume a lot of music, but I've never been a big fan of musicals. That said, there is one exception, and it's actually a story about a character who has psychiatric problems... The Wall. But hey, I don't expect any project to come close to that one any time soon, even without talking about the music of Pink Floyd.

About Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, I can see it and trust her to do something unique about the character, just as Phoenix did with his Joker.

 

[samsnee]

I give them credit for trying something different. This will either be great or a train wreck. No in between.

 

[Gothamsknight]

The musical part surprised me more than the Gaga part. I've only seen a few musicals but we'll see where it goes.

 

[Pennywise]

Not really a big fan of musicals in general, so I’m not sure how to feel, tbh.

 

[Captain Tired]

I'll keep an open mind, but generally speaking I'm also not a fan of musicals. The only cinematic musicals I like are Grease and Rocky Horror Picture Show. And I guess The Wall, but that's far from your typical musical.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

lol, hell yes. i am full on the joker 2 train now. give me it.

 

[BarryLyndon]

Guys, it's the perfect way to interpret Joker's fantasy world while ****ing with us as to what's real or not.

If Joker wanted a movie, I'm sure he'd love some dance and music and singing in it. It just seems so depraved, it's breaking every sequel conventions and Phoenix and Todd Phillips have now no limit to what will surprise us and tourment us in a new a logic way for this character.

Sure it's not for everyone but people were complaining before the first one, like a lot, those guys aren't making general audience movie, they're ****ing with them and we should have a lot more of these type in those generic days of blockbuster IMO.

Count me thrilled, excited, afraid and in for this unpredictable ride.
Make some twisted art!

 

[Boom]

Guess if he falls in love with his psychiatrist then he'd reconsider his life from a "comedy" to a "musical."

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The musical idea could work. Maybe a final scene of Arthur in his padded room at Arkham, wearing a straitjacket, dribbling, showing the whole thing was in his head?

 

[BarryLyndon]

Guess if he falls in love with his psychiatrist then he'd reconsider his life from a "comedy" to a "musical."

And to escape this isolated building he lives in! At first people will get upset but I'm sure it'll make sense when watching the movie.

Plus, the first one was so successful that they couldn't try to recreate that, as artist, they have to feel free as much as the first time.

 

[Lily Adler]

The musical numbers will be Arthur hallucinations, I'm sure. I guess @The Lazarus Pit is celebrating right now.

 

[I Am The Knight]

A Joker musical! I love the idea.

 

[Ninjablade]

This being a musical greatly increases my interest. Even if it ends up not working, the very idea is creative and could be funny.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Gaga Harley, musical elements and more Joaquin… this movie officially has my fascination now.

Margot you had a really good run, but Gaga is gonna take over from here.

 

[BarryLyndon]

This being a musical greatly increases my interest. Even if it ends up not working, the very idea is creative and could be funny.

And Arthur will go from dancer to singer!

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Boom]

Musical numbers would explain how he gets the makeup. Fantasy episodes.

 

[Captain Tired]

I keep thinking back to that awful season of American Horror Story she was a part of.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I was wondering what would draw Joaquin Phoenix back to even want to do a sequel.

This explains it lol

And we haven't had a high profile comic book musical yet, have we?

 

[Lily Adler]

I keep thinking back to that awful season of American Horror Story she was a part of.

Ah Hotel where they couldn't figure out how to end it. No seriously I can't remember how that season went.

 

[NotNickFury]

I love how this Black Label casting clearly must mean that Robbie's days as Harley Quinn are over. By extension, Barry Koeghan may as well hang it up as Joker too, right? Or even Leto reprising his role in Zack Snyder's Justice League after this Joker movie came out.

I mean, tell me you don't get how the multiverse works without flat out saying it.