Undoubtedly, be a fan of DC in the movies It is currently a risky sport. Within the films based on the characters of the longest-running comic book factory in history, too many restarts, project cancellations (Batgirl...), controversies with the actors, inconsistencies in the continuity within the cinematographic universe itself and a long etc. of misfortunes to which more negative for, in this case, Warner.
the director speaks
However, within this turbulent sea that is DC within the film industry, there are two very recent films that have been classified as masterpieces within the superhero genre. The first one is The BatmanDirected by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz and Paul Dano and which has quickly become the best Batman production of the last decade.
However, and the one that concerns us here today is Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film tells the story of Arthur Fleck, a man with a rare psychological condition that forces him to laugh uncontrollably. And one fine day, after enduring the contempt and indifference of society, he decides that he has reached the limit and becomes the greatest criminal Gotham City has ever seen.
The film, nominated for 11 Oscars (winning Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Soundtrack) became the first film to be rated 18+ to exceed the billion dollar figure of collection. Well, recently the release date of the second part of this little masterpiece has been revealed.
A musical sequel
A few months ago the title of this second film was finally revealed, which will be Joker: Folie À Deux (o Joker: Madness of Two in Spanish). In addition, it was also confirmed that Joaquin Phoenix, who would give life to Arthur, He will be joined by singer and actress Lady Gaga, who will be a sort of Harley Quinn. reimagined and reimagined to fit the universe created by Todd Phillips.
However, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this project is that recently it was confirmed that it will be a musical film in any of its sequences. The truth that makes sense if we take into account that Lady Gaga is involved in the production of the feature film itself.
In addition, We finally got to know the official release date of this sequel, which is scheduled to be brought to theaters on 4th October 2024. It should be remembered that the original tape also arrived at the beginning of said month in 2019 and did incredibly well at the box office. So at Warner they must have thought that if something works, why change it?
As a final climax, there are also numerous rumors that ensure that this new movie of the archenemy of Batman will take +18 to the limit, being able to even reach the controversial rating of NC-17, since Todd Phillips seems determined to let his hair down and show very violent scenes, as unpleasant as live executions, beheadings, rapes and a long list of crimes of a Joker who has all the It looks like it will be completely unleashed. And that's not good.
And you? Do you want to see the continuation of Joker?