‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ that Arrives in theaters on October 4th And, just a few weeks before the premiere, Warner Bros. has published through EW a new trailer in the form of a clip from the highly anticipated sequel to the 2019 hit.
In the trailer we witness a passionate encounter between Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga, and Arthur Fleck (Joker), once again played by Joaquin Phoenix. Both They met during their stay at Arkham Psychiatric Hospital.where Arthur was locked up after the violent episodes he experienced at the end of ‘Joker’.
Phoenix and Gaga as Joker and Harley Queen in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ (Warner Bros. Spain)
Upon meeting again, the couple presses against the bars and shares a passionate kiss until a guard interrupts them by shouting. She tells Arthur, through the bars, that she is very proud of him, that People are going crazy for him and that he has achieved itreferring to the crowd of fans heard shouting outside the sanatorium. But what has he achieved?
From Arthur’s comment about reading a law book and the gesture he makes with his tie, we understand that he is talking about the possible outcome that he could suffer for the murders that led to his confinement in the psychiatric hospitalbut it is also a representation of his transformation into a symbol for a sector of society. Harley assures him that he can do whatever he wants because he is the Joker.
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in new clip from ‘JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX’
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With these images we can get an idea of the type of relationship that the protagonists have, both between them and with the situation that the Joker has caused in Gotham City. You can also see Lady Gaga’s performance as Harley Queen and the madness, the disorders and the passion that unites both characters.
We return to a society
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is released exactly five years after its predecessor and just over a month after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where received an 11-minute standing ovationeven though the first reviews of the sequel are not so favorable.
This continuation with a marked musical character It partially develops within the psychiatric center and also in the courts, thus following the well-known story of Harley Quinn and the Joker, with significant changes from the comics. ‘Joker’ allowed Joaquin Phoenix wins the Oscar for best actorIt remains to be seen whether this sequel will also make it to the Academy Awards or will be left out in the cold. What is expected is a good box office, although lower than the original.
