‘Joker 2’ final trailer engulfs Gotham in flames with an Oscar-winning Joaquin Phoenix

The video shared yesterday perfectly represented the madness - and love - between Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Now, with just three weeks to go until its release in theaters on 4 October, the final trailer for ‘Joker 2′ (’Joker: Folie à Deux’) confirms why it is one of the most anticipated films of 2024.

It’s a festival of emotions: passion, hate, revenge... All with the expected musical focus of the film and the unmistakable sense of humor of its protagonist.

Todd Phillips, the film’s director, began last August that he doesn’t see a sequel when he thinks about ‘Joker 2′: “I don’t think of it as a sequel. The Hangover Part II was a sequel. Often, a sequel is more of the same, but bigger. Of course, ‘Joker Folie À Deux’ [‘Joker 2′] is a sequel, but I felt like we were doing something totally different. It’s tonally and inherently something much more different. The first one subverted expectations of what it was. So how do you do it again?” he explained.

As for how the sequel came about, Phillips added, “It was something we joked about when we were making the first film, but, I would say that in my experience, Joker 1 was my 10th or 11th film, and my experience with every film has always been, ‘Oh man, I’m counting down the days for the movie to be over’.

“And on this film, it was like we didn’t want it to end - and it wasn’t just because I love working with Joaquin, really it was really because, I loved Arthur [Fleck] and I felt like I didn’t want leave Arthur at the end of the experience of filming. So for me, in some ways, a sequel felt like another way to spend more time with Arthur and exploring him further. We just find him so interesting the character”.

Where to watch ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

While we wait for the long-awaited release of ‘Joker 2’ in theaters, there is more than enough time to enjoy —or rediscover— the 2019 film again. You can watch ‘Joker’ online on platforms such as Max, Netflix, Movistar Plus+ and Amazon Prime Video.

Joker: Folie à Deux premiered on 4 September at the 81st Venice International Film Festival and scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on Friday 4 October 2024.

The film, which has already gained 63% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, will be released on IMAX screens