Gaga and ha ha
Joker sequel trailer shows pop star dancing with lead Phoenix
He has music in him. He has a grace to him
ON THE FILM’S MAIN CHARACTER
BY MARK JEFFERIES and ELLIE IORIZZO
THE debut trailer for the eagerly awaited Joker sequel is out, showing co-stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in what is being billed as a dark love story.
It gives the first glimpse of a musical fantasia, with both of the main characters in the Joker’s signature make-up at times.
The trailer for Joker: Folie a Deux shows the pair dancing. The Joker, played by Joaquin, 49, says: “I’ll tell you what’s changed. I’m not alone any more.”
The trailer ends with queen of chaos Harley Quinn, played by Gaga, 38, drawing a happy face with red lipstick on the glass between her and the Joker at an asylum.
She tells him: “I want to see the real you.”
Easy listening hit What the World Needs Now Is Love by Jackie Deshannon is played during the teaser. Joaquin won the best actor Oscar for the original Joker film, which was released in 2019. His character Arthur Fleck – AKA the Joker – is an aspiring comedian who turns to crime.
Little is known about the plot of the sequel. But director Todd Phillips said: “I like to say it’s a movie where music is an essential element.
“It doesn’t veer too far from the first film. Arthur has music in him. He has a grace to him.”
The title of the movie is a French expression meaning two closely associated people sharing elements of the same mental illness.
It is due for release on October 4 – exactly five years after the first film, which shows the Joker in Gotham City before becoming Batman’s nemesis.