Ever because it turned clear that Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker sequel was going to have one thing of a musical twist, we’ve all been questioning: how the hell is that going to work? Will or not it’s full-on razzle-dazzle? What kind of songs are we speaking right here? And the way will it sound when Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck goes from making an attempt to crack jokes, to making an attempt to sing a showtune? Now, the newest Joker: Folie À Deux trailer presents some solutions – not solely giving us a better have a look at the unhealthy romance brewing between Arthur and Girl Gaga’s Harley ‘Lee’ Quinn, however teasing a few of their singing too. Give it a watch right here:
Whereas few would have predicted this musical director for a Joker sequel, it appears to be like like Phillips has one other sturdy imaginative and prescient for what he desires Folie À Deux to be – and that features his lead characters singing already-established tunes like ‘When You’re Smiling (The Complete World Smiles With You)’ and ‘Get Comfortable’, offered as musical flights of fancy within the in any other case grim Gotham. Narratively, this one follows within the aftermath of Arthur’s televised homicide of discuss present host Murray Franklin, interrogating the image that Joker has since turn out to be – and seeing Arthur go on trial for his misdeeds. However he finds a associate in crime (in lots of senses) with Lee, able to step into his imagined world of clownish escapism.
Right here’s the official synopsis: “Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalised at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. Whereas struggling together with his twin identification, Arthur not solely stumbles upon real love, but in addition finds the music that’s all the time been inside him.” Past Phoenix and Gaga, the movie additionally stars Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, and a returning Zazie Beetz.
Will Folie À Deux show to be one other billion-dollar field workplace hit like its predecessor? What number of songs can we anticipate on the soundtrack? And can audiences be alongside for the journey as soon as Joker begins singing his coronary heart out? We’ll discover out when Joker: Folie À Deux hits UK cinemas on 2 October.
