JOKER Sequel Officially In The Works; Joaquin Phoenix To Return As Arthur Fleck

JOKER Sequel Officially In The Works; Joaquin Phoenix To Return As Arthur Fleck

Joker director Todd Phillips has taken to social media to confirm that a sequel, working title Folie à Deux, is now officially in development, with Joaquin Phoenix set to reprise the role of Arthur Fleck.

By MarkCassidy - Jun 07, 2022 07:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Joker

Reports/rumors that Warner Bros. was developing a sequel to 2019's smash-hit Joker have been doing the rounds for over a year now, and director Todd Phillips has finally made it official!

The filmmaker took to Instagram to share a first look at the script cover, written by himself and Scott Silver, which is currently titled "Folie à Deux." Loosely translated as "madness for two," this condition is defined as an identical or similar mental disorder affecting two or more individuals, usually the members of a close family.

Phillips also posted a photo of star Joaquin Phoenix reading the script, which would obviously suggest that the Academy Award-winner is on board to reprise the role of Arthur Fleck.

We still have no idea what to expect from a sequel to the very much standalone film, but that Folie à Deux title should definitely prompt plenty of discussion. There's already speculation that Harley Quinn might be involved, but we can't see it - at least, not any traditional take on the character.

Hopefully, Phillips will share a few more details soon, because the trades don't seen to know anything else about the project. For now, be sure to let us know how - or if - you think Fleck's tragic tale should continue in the comments section.

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JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 6/7/2022, 7:22 PM
Watched the first one last week in a long time. I hope the sequel makes him more dangerous
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 6/8/2022, 2:16 AM
@JohnnyTBP -
I want to see Arthur Fleck from the first movie go up against the Bat-God version of Batman that can defeat anyone with prep time and somehow win.
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 6/8/2022, 3:34 AM
@Darkknight2149 - would be nice to him go up against a real hero
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/7/2022, 7:23 PM
Didn’t think I wanted this until I saw Todd Phillips instagram post..the hype I felt, man. Can’t wait. Mainly just excited to see Joaquin return
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/7/2022, 7:25 PM
@Cap1 - simon rex commented on the post, prolly a joke, but rex in joker 2 would be baller 👀
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/7/2022, 7:55 PM
@tmp3 - y’know what’d be really bold…casting Rex as Harley Quinn
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 6/7/2022, 7:23 PM
Unnecessary after the first one's ending, but it's helmed by Philips so it stands a chance.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:34 PM
@DrReedRichards -


Hangover 2 and 3🥲.....

DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 6/7/2022, 7:38 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:40 PM
@DrReedRichards -



That was a series that was a one and done. A classic but he felt the need to keep going cause it made money.



I hope that's not the case here🥲
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 6/7/2022, 7:42 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -

Yeah, you're not wrong about that... Although in this case, I think it would be an issue more of WB's intervention than Todd's wanting to prolong what was done.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 6/7/2022, 7:23 PM
unnecessary, unless they're doing like an anthology thing and this goes in a totally different direction than the first one.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/7/2022, 7:23 PM
Duela Dent confirmed.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/7/2022, 7:24 PM
rooney mara's totally gonna play harley quinn, right?
dracula
dracula - 6/7/2022, 7:25 PM
@tmp3 - better choice than Lady Gaga
dracula
dracula - 6/7/2022, 7:24 PM
Folie a Duex means

“ delusion or mental illness shared by two people in close association.”

Could we be getting a version of Harley

Do a new take on the Mad Love origin, cross between that a One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s nest

If this is it, kill Harley at the end, if they want to do a third movie, keep her around
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/7/2022, 7:25 PM
It’s gonna be called Joker 2.
Plain simple effective
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/7/2022, 7:26 PM


Crossing my fingers this doesn’t end up like The Hangover sequels. Feel like there are a lot of directions they can go in.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:42 PM
@regularmovieguy -



One flew over the cuckoo's nest should be the template. 🥲
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/7/2022, 9:31 PM
@AmazingFILMporg

Haha, that has to be in my top 10 of all time. Love that movie.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 9:35 PM
@regularmovieguy -


I read the book in high school.




When I finally saw the visual it hurt me.




More haunting than the book🥲
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/8/2022, 11:09 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - I got to play Randall P. McMurphy in high school. That was a lot of fun! That was, also, a very long time ago...!
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/7/2022, 7:27 PM
the first movie aged really bad for me, but joaquin as a fully formed joker sounds interesting. idk. more exciting than a lot of other dc films in development at least!
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 6/7/2022, 7:27 PM
Not looking forward to the "we live in a society" 2.0.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:42 PM
@MCUKnight11 -



We live in a morbciety🤡
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/7/2022, 7:28 PM
My only issue with the last one was I felt other than the stair scene and what preceded it he never went full Joker and I want him totally unleashed and unhinged. He was still kind of a hurt puppy at the end
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 6/8/2022, 8:26 AM
@Ha1frican - The first one went too sympathetic with him. In fact, he only really hurt people in either self defense, or people that wronged him. He never felt like an evil psychotic clown that was causing pain, death, and suffering simply because he enjoyed it or found it funny. He had no plan and even the anarchy he caused at the end was not his intention at all.

In now way did it feel like we were watching a criminal mastermind. I mean, the guy struggled putting on his own clown shoes for God's sake. This is the person that is supposed to become Batman's worst enemy?
dracula
dracula - 6/7/2022, 7:28 PM
Hopefully after this one they do Lex Luthor or another Batman villain

Johnny Depp would be a good Riddler
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:39 PM
@dracula -


*Johnny Depp would be a good Riddler*



Sounds terrible.🙄



I want Johny Depp to do original stuff.
dracula
dracula - 6/7/2022, 7:42 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - he probably will do original stuff but its not like he is never doing a big movie

what you think he is going to leave big money behind and do indie projects the rest of his life? not like he had no other movies during his time with pirates.

not like joker stopped joaquine from doing other stuff
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/7/2022, 7:43 PM
@dracula -


I'm just tired of Depp being a character actor. 🥲
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