The primary Joker film got here out in 2019 and remodeled a billion {dollars} on the worldwide field workplace. It was nominated for 11 Oscars and gained two of them, together with Greatest Actor for Joaquin Phoenix, and now the trailer for its sequel was simply launched. So, listed here are all of the tiny particulars and Easter eggs you’ll have missed, together with all the pieces else we all know in regards to the film thus far.
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To start with, this sequel goes to be a musical, and there’ll apparently be at the least 15 covers of well-known songs built-in all through it. An early model of the movie was described as “principally a jukebox musical,” so consider this when it comes to, like, Mamma Mia! or Pitch Excellent the place already-hit songs can be sung.
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There’s hypothesis that each one of those songs will revolve round older present tunes, however we’ll most certainly be getting one or two unique songs as effectively. One music that is anticipated to look within the film is “That’s Leisure!” from Vincente Minnelli’s 1953 musical The Band Wagon. Additionally, the sequel’s trailer used a canopy of Jackie DeShannon’s 1965 music “What the World Wants Now Is Love.”
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The title of the movie, Joker: Folie à Deux, is clearly French, which interprets to “folly of two” (or “insanity of two”). It is a psychiatric dysfunction about shared delusion, which clearly references the psychological states of each Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Woman Gaga’s Harley Quinn.
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We all know within the first film that Arthur Fleck noticed actuality in a method that wasn’t true, so I believe that is how a whole lot of the musical numbers can be built-in into this sequel, like they’re simply showing in his and Harley Quinn’s personal heads. For instance, the trailer shortly reduce from the 2 dancing in black-tie apparel (i.e. of their heads) to them dancing on the street as an ambulance drives by (i.e. in actuality).
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That is additionally evident at first of the trailer when Brendan Gleeson’s character (who we do not have a reputation for but, however he’ll undoubtedly play an enormous half within the film) escorts Arthur by means of Arkham Asylum. We are able to see that the umbrellas are clearly black, however when Arthur seems to be up, all of them change colours.
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That particular shot can also be a nod to the opening title sequence of the 1964 French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Remember, this sequel goes to be a musical!
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The entire different music and dance numbers (once more, these are most certainly hallucinations of their heads) happen on huge sound phases. These large units — just like the picture under, which appears to function Harley in a marriage costume and veil as she runs down the church aisle towards the Joker — are a nod to different Outdated Hollywood musicals, like Singin’ within the Rain.
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A lot of the setting for this film takes place at Arkham Asylum the place Joker and Harley first meet, however Harley’s origin story is form of open-ended on this trailer.
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Within the different DC properties, Harley is launched as Joker’s former psychiatrist from the asylum. Nonetheless, right here, it is unclear who she is precisely. She might be a fellow affected person (or possibly even a music therapist?) who helps him get away. In spite of everything, it seems to be like music is getting used as a type of remedy for everybody, which might be one other seamless method for music and dance numbers to be built-in into the film.
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It is also necessary to notice that Gaga’s Harley mimics a whole lot of what Joaquin’s Joker did within the first film. For instance, upon first assembly Arthur at Arkham, Harley makes this finger-gun movement together with her hand. That is the identical factor Arthur did when Sophie (Zazie Beetz) discovered him in her house within the unique movie.
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Harley may also be seen strolling up the long-lasting stairs that Arthur danced on within the first film.
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And each of them do that well-known leg kick whereas on the courthouse steps, which is a nod to Arthur’s dance within the first movie, too. Discover that somebody within the crowd is holding a newspaper with a photograph of the Joker’s face on it and a headline that reads “Free On All Fees.”
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So this all leaves me with one necessary query: Will this film flip the script with the 2 characters? Like, usually, the Joker is in cost and controls Harley Quinn, however I’ve a sense she’s going to be the one manipulating him on this film. For instance, she’s the one who’s “free” and is visiting him in jail throughout this shot from the trailer.
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And in one other temporary shot, Harley is the one who’s placing on the Joker’s make-up for him, which is a transparent instance of her taking cost of their relationship, kind of like he is her puppet.
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However in case you want any extra convincing, there’s additionally a fast reduce to her holding a gun and pointing it on the Joker. So, like, yeah, it seems like she clearly desires to take cost and can use him for no matter plan she has.
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In spite of everything, the trailer ends with an unbelievable shot of Harley drawing a lipstick smile on the glass partition — one other instance of Arthur being trapped however Harley being free — and telling Arthur that she “desires to see the true him,” which causes him to maneuver into body and smile.
The film can be launched on Oct. 4, 2024, and you’ll watch the trailer for your self under, however you should definitely tell us your personal ideas and theories within the feedback!