So it's the year of Todd Phillips, Joaquin Pheonix and Lady Gaga's Joker Folie A Deux,
a sequel to the Oscar Winning film in 2019.
We've been wondering for a while when we would get to see the first footage from the movie,
and it looks like we finally have a date for that first trailer.
Not just that but there's a new poster which might symbolise the direction the new film
is going in and some other details which have come out over the last few weeks, creating
quite a divide in opinion.
So in this video, I'm going to be discussing the revealed trailer date for Joker 2, all
the new details surrounding the film and what footage I think we'll see in that first footage.
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But without further a do, lets dive into the new info surrounding Todd Phillips Joker 2.
So we finally have an release date for the official Joker 2 trailer, and according to
the confirmation, it's coming out on the exact day many of us predicted it would.
Back in 2019 for the original Joker film, Warner Bros showed the teaser trailer at their
Cinema Con presentation, and then released it online shortly afterwards.
So we all thought that they might take a similar route with CinemaCon this year, as the Warner
Bros presentation at Cinema Con is due to take place this coming Tuesday.
Well yesterday, Warner Bros put out the first official poster for Joker Folie A Deux with
a caption that read, The World Is A Stage, Trailer, April 9th.
Now Tuesday the 9th of April is when the Warner Bros Panel at Cinema Con is actually taking
place, so it seems like they are following the same marketing pattern that worked so
well with that first film.
If you remember that teaser trailer, it created a lot of early buzz and hype for the movie,
so we'd expect that they'd aim to create a similar impression with the teaser trailer
for Joker 2.
The film is once again being directed by Todd Phillips, and it sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise
his role as the title character, with Lady Gaga joining as his twisted lover Harley Quinn.
And the film also stars a returning Zazie Beetz and new cast members Catherine Keener
and Brendan Gleeson.
When it comes to the official poster for the film, we get a new look at both Joaquin's
Joker and Gaga's Quinn, with the pair mid-dance, reflecting the musical nature of the sequel.
I have to be honest, I actually really like the poster and I'm happy it's not cluttered
like traditional comic book posters, and instead, it's just a clean and simple image that conveys
the tone of the film.
It reminds me of the teaser poster for the first film, it puts a new twist on that, it's
got a catchy tagline with the world is a stage and it symbolises the type of movie we might
be getting.
In the poster, you've got Joker in full makeup while Harley Quinn's makeup is not complete
yet.
Joker's also wearing a black suit, while Harley is in a white dress.
And with Joker holding Harley into the light, it acts as a complete reverse of the teaser
poster for the first movie, where Joker was looking up at the light himself.
So it could be symbolising that this film questions whether Quinn's madness comes from
the influence of Joker or whether it stems from her alone.
That's just a vibe I got from looking at it and regardless of what it actually symbolises,
I think it's just a decent piece of marketing to get us hyped for that full trailer in just
under a week's time.
So while we now know when we'll be getting our first look at Joker 2, this leads me into
some other info that has come out about the film, some of it being recent and other news
being the centre of discussion for many weeks now.
Starting with some of the newer updates, it was confirmed yesterday that Joker Folie A
Deux has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association.
It's said that musical sequel has been rated R for “some strong violence, language throughout,
some sexuality and brief full nudity,” according to the MPA’s daily ratings.
This is in line with the original Joker, which was rated R for “strong bloody violence,
disturbing behavior, language and brief sexual images.”
So this was expected.
And based on recent early reactions from a test screening, it sounds like the Joker sequel
is aiming to be more bloody, more stylish and insane than the first.
An early reaction which was translated and posted by Gold Derby said, "parts are chaotic
for a reason, parts are surrealistic (Shot in black and white), parts are bloody, and
it's also very political, as you would expect from Joker.
Gaga and Joaquin are on the same level when it comes to performance as well.
He doesn't call her Harley but a nickname derives from it.
They both perform songs together but there are some of just her singing alone.
Songs are a mix of old and new ones, old in one section of the movie and new ones in another.
But it isn't all a singing movie.
There are some changes to the lore since this movie is a standalone compared to other DC
franchises.
Surrealism is in some scenes, but not the whole movie.
And Gaga's performance is said to be transformative and sensational".
Now of course this is just one reaction that hit social media a few weeks ago, and we'll
have to wait and see what others say first to know if a lot of this is true.
But it does come from the awards website Gold Derby, and what was said does line up with
a recent report that variety broke a few weeks ago surrounding the musical aspect of the
film.
They revealed in March that the film will mostly be a jukebox musical, integrating at
least 15 reinterpretations of well-known songs.
One is said to be “That’s Entertainment” from the 1953 musical “The Band Wagon,”
made famous by Judy Garland.
However, one or two original songs may find their way onto the soundtrack.
So that would kind of line up with that early reaction about there being a segment of the
film with older songs and another with newer original music.
And I'm guessing that this can also be linked the quote that said a part of the movie is
in black and white and a segment having more surrealist scenes too.
We'll just have to see, but all of these new details do make the film sound much more interesting,
even if it does have musical elements.
A lot of people online seem to be up in arms over it being a musical, and don't get me
wrong, I'm not the biggest fan of musicals myself, nor did I think we needed a sequel
to Joker.
But if they take it in an interesting direction, if it still has that Joker bite to it and
the story and characters are just good as what we got the first time around, then I
think we could get a great film out of it.
But now that I've talked about all the recent details that have come out, what are my current
footage predictions for that upcoming Joker 2 trailer.
Well, if that early reaction is truthful, I think a lot of what was described there
will be teased in the footage we see.
We're bound to get a big focus on Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn, because her transformation seems
to be a central part of this story.
So I'd expect we'd get glimpses of her transformation and maybe hints at what that means for the
overall plot.
My main interest surrounding this Joker film though is what the main message of the piece
will actually be.
Part of the reason why the original joker worked was that by the time we reached the
end of it, the film had an important message surrounding the implications of society towards
ones own madness.
It's was a realistic take on a mentally ill person becoming the Joker in part due to the
environment with which he lives and grows in.
So my question is, how will the sequel present its central theme or story point, and will
that idea be new and not just a copy of what's come before.
I don't want to see the same thing just with Joker and Harley Quinn, and I hope that it
does have a new approach.
That's probabaly my only big concern surrounding the movie, and I really hope that this trailer
can sell the approach and make it feel like this is a worthwhile exploration with a seperated
direction.
Moving on, I think it's also quite possible that we'll also see some of the musical sequences
and even those surreal scenes that I described before.
I think they'd want to show some of this off and if what we see is effective, it could
turn people around on the whole musical aspect.
Just think, we did have musical moments in the first film like with the bathroom dance
after Arthur Fleck killed those men on the subway or even the stair dance right after
becoming the Joker.
Yes it sounds like Joker 2 will have many covers of songs, but if the musical scenes
have brutal qualities, pschological twists, narrative purpose and intriguing uses of music,
then I think they can be very effective.
So I think the trailer might lean into showing this off and it can act as a way to bring
those people who are against this being a musical inspired film around to the idea.
I think the musical aspect will be used to get us further into the heads of Joker and
Quinn at Arkham State Hospital, and telling a new story through a fascinating new lens.
It can be done in a way that reflects some great musicals of the past, but also in a
way that's new for the comic book genre.
Using its musical numbers it can explore psychological themes and reflect the unreliability of our
two main characters.
And it can act as another unique take on this Gotham world, feeling less like a sequel and
more its own new viewpoint within the frameworks of a whole new sub-genre.
So whatever route this film does take, I hope the trailer can sell it to us.
But that was my video discussing the upcoming trailer and all the latest details for Joker
2.
I'm interested to see what we'll get in that first trailer, and while there is skepticism
over this film being made and the approach that's being taken, I think we should wait
to see the footage before over-criticising it.
The first Joker was a huge success, general audiences liked the film and it bagged a lot
of award nominations and wins in the year it came out in.
Folie A Deux is supposedly going in a different direction and while there's worry that this
might be the wrong choice, I'd rather a comic book sequel try something different and give
us a twisted new Joker-inspired story within that.
Yes it could go horribly wrong and no one originally asked for a Joker 2, but if it
turns out to be a great film, no one will be reflecting on all that's being said right
now.
I'm personally excited for it and I really hope that this first trailer can create a
big impression, similar to how the teaser trailer for the first movie did a few years
ago.
But are you excited to see the upcoming trailer for Joker Folie A Deux, and what are your
thoughts on all the other details that have come out over the last few weeks.
Let me know down below in the comments section.
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