As the title says:
Folie à deux (French for "folly of two"), also known as shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder (SDD), is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief, and sometimes hallucinations, are "transmitted" from one individual to another.
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Joaquin Phoenix's life as the Joker has gone from tragedy to a "f---ing comedy" and, finally, into a full-blown musical fantasy opposite Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux.
Warner Bros. dropped the first trailer Tuesday out of the studio's Cinemacon presentation in Las Vegas, and the preview (below) teases a bonkers, musically tinged journey into the central couple's hallucinatory love affair.
The trailer begins with Arthur Fleck (Phoenix, who evolves into the Gotham City menace) in a cell at Arkham Asylum, where he spots a fellow patient, Harleen Quinzel (Gaga), walking through the halls. She later spots him through a door while she's singing with a group by a piano. They appear to form a bond — strong enough that Harleen coaxes Arthur to break out of their confinement.
The Todd Phillips-directed sequel picks up after Fleck wreaked havoc on Gotham City in the first movie. The film was recently rated R for "some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity."
Last week, Warner Bros. released a clip featuring an official preview of Gaga's voice as Harley Quinn, which starkly contrasted other actresses' interpretations of the character in both TV and film projects. The villainous character is typically portrayed with a Brooklyn accent, notably by Batman: The Animated Seriesvoice actress Arleen Sorkin. Sorkin originated the character for her official DC debut in the TV show as Joker's love interest before Harley formally jumped to the comic book universe in 1999.
Margot Robbie continued the trend with her bold interpretation in the DC Extended Universe's live-action projects like the Suicide Squad films and Birds of Prey, while Kaley Cuocoalso voiced Harley with an accented in the Max animated series Harley Quinn.
"I actually haven’t spoken to her about it," Robbie told Variety of passing the baton to Gagaat the 2024 Golden Globes. "I almost don’t want to know so I can save it for the surprise when I get to see the movie."
Most of Phillips' collaborators returned to work on the second Joker film, including actress Zazie Beetz, cinematographer Lawrence Sher, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, and producer Bradley Cooper, who also directed and starred in A Star Is Born opposite Gaga in 2018.
The first Joker movie enjoyed widespread commercial and critical success, grossing over $1 billion at the global box office and earning 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Phoenix won his first Academy Award for playing the titular role, and his performance in the sequel — as well as Gaga's — is already earning awards buzz before the film's likely debut on the fall festival circuit later this year.
Check out the trailer below!!
Warner Bros. will release Joker: Folie à Deux — also starring Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener — in theaters on Oct. 4.
Source: Entertainment Weekly