You may know the broad strokes of the Joker and Harley Quinn’s twisted romance from Batman: The Animated Sequence and different DC tasks. However the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux makes it seem to be director Todd Phillips is doing one thing very completely different along with his musical tackle the characters.
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) remains to be locked up in Arkham in Folie à Deux’s new trailer, and it appears as if the occasions from the earlier movie have led to his being put beneath an elevated quantity of supervision. The Asylum seems to be like a lonely, bleak place as Arthur’s marched round by armed guards. However there’s hope in Arthur’s eyes when crosses paths with fellow inmate Harleen Quinzel (Woman Gaga).
Although the trailer encompasses a handful of pictures suggesting that Arthur will find yourself again on Gotham’s streets, the actual emphasis is on how Harley and Arthur’s assembly will lead them into musical flights of fancy that look like heightened escapes from actuality. Waltzing throughout rooftops, headlining nightclubs, and internet hosting TV exhibits are all very a lot the sorts of issues Harley and the Joker stand up to in DC’s comics. However the trailer obfuscates how a lot of what’s occurring is actual, and the way a lot of it would simply be occurring in Arthur’s head.
The trailer undoubtedly makes Joker: Folie à Deux appear to be it’ll be a novel spin on its two lead characters. However Warner Bros. actually must cease taking part in coy, and simply allow us to hear Harley and the Joker sing already. The sequel hits theaters on October 4th.