Joaquin Phoenix’sJokerfilm received massive critical acclaim and praise when it hit theaters back in 2019 when it grossed over $1 billion globally and scored its star Phoenix for his role as the murderous clown. The film’s director also scored 11 Academy Award nominations as the director of the film and ever since fans have been itching for any details about a sequel.
It was recently revealed that the script for theJokersequel, which will be titledJoker: Folie à Deux,had been completed and that the sequel would be a musical, with pop star Lady Gagarumored to play the roleof theJoker’slove interest Harley Quinn. With some information about the film being public knowledge, more has just been revealed.
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Varietyreports that the release date forJoker: Folie à Deuxwas just revealed to be October 4th, 2024, which is precisely five years since the first film was released. This major reveal comes from Warner Bros. Studios following the shocking news that they would be scrapping the $90 millionBatgirlfilm, which was set to star Leslie Grace asBatgirland Michael Keaton asBatman. The choice to scrap the film camefrom internal money issues at the studioand higher-ups wanting to shift the studios' films back to theatrical releases, which theJokersequel certainly will be.
The upcomingJokersequel may be even bigger than the first film, with Phoenix being paid $20 million to reprise his role in the blockbuster franchise, Warner Bros. seems to be betting high on the film, considering it will be coming after a long line of box office flops for the studio. Some of the films that underperformed during their theatrical releases wereThe Suicide SquadandDC League of Super-Pets, the studio has also been in a lot of hot water in regard to prominent figures likeAquaman’sAmber Heard who very publicly slammed the studio andThe Flash’sEzra Miller who been in a lot of legal hot water in the past few years.
Despite the drama that Warner Bros. has faced recently for choices they’ve made and the actions of their movie stars, theJokersequel, which comes after the very successfulThe Batmanfilm which raked in $770 million at the box office, has very high chances of being a box office success as well. With therelease date now public knowledge, the hype around the already highly anticipatedJoker: Folie à Deuxwill only grow.
