Ever because it was introduced that Lady Gaga would play Harley Quinn reverse Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker within the sequel to 2019’s Joker, anticipation was excessive. Now. director Todd Philips took to Instagram to share the primary look of the movie impressed by the comedian ebook characters, that options each Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix as Harley Quin and Joker respectively. (Also learn: Love Again trailer: Priyanka Chopra takes second probability at love in new Hollywood movie, Nick Jonas makes a cameo)

Todd Philips took to Instagram to share the primary look of the movie and captioned it, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Lady Gaga additionally shared the identical image on her Instagram and captioned it: “Folie à Deux,” which additionally serves because the title of the extremely anticipated movie. The nonetheless reveals Gaga’s Harley Quinn holding the face of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in her palms in an expression of shock, whereas the Joker offers a figuring out smile.

The unique 2019 movie, Joker was alleged to be a standalone movie, however the R-rated movie was critically and commercially profitable, and went on to generate over a billion {dollars} globally. The movie gained a number of awards, together with the Golden Lion on the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, profitable two. Joaquin Phoenix obtained his first Oscar for Best Actor whereas Hildur Guðnadóttir gained for Best Original Score. Following the success, a sequel was introduced. Filming formally started in December 2022, based on stories. The first movie adopted the origin story of Joker who’s famously identified for being Batman’s enemy. It starred Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy.

In the sequel, Lady Gaga is reportedly enjoying an identical model of the DC Comics character Harley Quinn, who’s a psychiatrist who finds herself smitten with the Joker earlier than adapting on his surprising methods. Actor Margot Robbie had beforehand portrayed Harley Quinn within the Suicide Squad movies and in Birds of Prey.

Warner Bros. is all set to launch Joker: Folie à Deux in theaters Oct. 9, 2024,