“I want to see the real you.” A mere pane separatesLady Gaga’sHarley Quinn andJoaquin Phoenix’sArthur Fleck when she draws a red smudge on the glass with her lipstick and asks to see “the real you.” Arthur obliges as he positions his face perfectly with the marking and smiles as the first teaser trailer for theJoker: Folie à Deuxwraps up — all the while “What the World Needs Now Is Love” resonates. And fans are loving the unforgettable final shot.@gjbrennanwrote in the comments of the teaser courtesy ofWarner Bros. PicturesYouTube channel:
If someone doesn’t win an Oscar for that final shot, it will be the beginning of my villain story.
Check out an image of the highly praised last shot below:
@Gcode609said:
The last scene is everything, he’s alone happy when he’s the Joker !!!
Joker: Folie a Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux is the sequel to Todd Phillips' critically acclaimed comic book thriller Joker. Reprising his Academy Award-winning performance as the failed comedian Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix revisits the iconic DC character alongside Lady Gaga, who makes her debut as Joker’s lover Harley Quinn in this standalone continuity of the DC Universe.
TheJoker 2teaser trailer dropped late Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. EDT and is trending at No. 1 today. At the time of this writing, Todd Phillips’ sequel is garnering a lot of attention online, and the footage has already amassed nearly 7.4 million views on YouTube alone. And that final shot between Arthur and Harley has the internet buzzing.@mrx1333wrote:
That last scene was perfect! This looks really good, can’t wait!
Joker 2 Teaser Takes the Internet by Storm
The final scene of theJoker: Folie à Deuxteaser trailerleft fans' jaws on the floor, but there’s plenty more to be excited about in director Todd Phillips' follow-up to 2019’sJoker. In fact, some social media users are already predicting another Academy Award for Lady Gaga, thanks to her portrayal of the Clown Prince’s partner in crime.@FEEK_tmwrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Lady Gaga, next Oscar is loading.”
Another X user,@joeymonda, even had a little fun sprucing up AMC Theatres' ongoing Nicole Kidman advertising campaign by adding the Joker and Harley into the marketing fold. Check out the mash-up below:
The upcoming musical extravaganzaalso received quite a bit of praise online for its cinematography. And some fans even took the time to differentiate between Joaquin Phoenix’s version of the Clown Prince of Crime and the late Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning iteration of the DC Comics character.@swagzagoon2596wrote in the teaser trailer’s YouTube comments:
“I love how both Ledger’s and Joaquin’s Joker have the same role of being against society, but act it out in a different way. Ledger’s was chaotic and scheming madness, but Joaquin’s almost feels like artistic madness like a painting he just poured paint cans on until he was satisfied.”
Joker: Folie à Deux’s Reported $200M Budget Shows WB Continues to Learn the Wrong Lessons
The first Joker worked because it was a smaller street-level film made on a relatively small budget. Joker 2 could be abandoning that approach.
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s representation of the Joker (Ledger) inThe Dark Knightis arguably a grittier and more maniacal take on the character, while Phillips' big-screen version, portrayed by Phoenix, comes across as a more demure kind of crazy in what appears to be a very artistic and beautifully shot sequel to the 2019 film. Regardless,Joker 2seems ready to pull out all the stops, especially if the first teaser trailer turns out to be a true indication of the final product.
Joker: Folie à Deuxopens exclusively in theaters, including IMAX, on October 4. And be sure to check out the brand-new teaser trailer below:
