Folie à Deux’s First Trailer Sends in the Clowns

After what seemed like years of waiting (mostly, because it has been—finally we have our first expanded look at Joker: Folie à Deux in action, bringing laughter, sadness and music to Todd Phillips’ vision of the Batman’s most legendary enemy.

It stars Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck, now fully transformed into the clown prince of crime known as the Joker after the events of the 2019 movie. Folie à Deux—which, in a surprising twist, is a jukebox musical—Also features the pop sensation turned actress. Lady Gaga as another iconic DC character in Harleen Quinzel aka Harley Quinn.

Joker: Folie à Deux It also stars Zazie Beetz, who returns from the first film alongside Leigh Gill and Sharon Washington, as well as Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, Steve Coogan, Ken Leung and Harry Lawtey. It is scheduled to hit theaters on October 4.

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