Joker: Folie à Deux is expected to land on digital streaming platforms on October 29, less than a month after the sequel started its theatrical run (per Variety), and four days after the release of Venom: The Last Dance. The digital release date follows a dismal theatrical run in under a month, with damaging box … Read more
Joker: Folie à Deux was perhaps the most anticipated sequel of the year, destined to follow in the footsteps of its acclaimed predecessor, a grounded, compelling character study that swooped through the box office and grossed over $1 billion, deservedly taking the crown for the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. That was until Deadpool … Read more
An in-movie Joker film inspired by Arthur Fleck is frequently mentioned throughout Joker: Folie a Deux, while never seen in the sequel, was at one point conceived as a trailer, and director Todd Philips, who returned for the successor, even had a name in mind to play Fleck. “Well, Justin Theroux of course,” the director … Read more
Rewrites are part and parcel of the filmmaking process – and sometimes, they can be rushed through at the eleventh hour. In the case of Joker: Folie a Deux, major rewrites were put to the cast on napkins, under the wire. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga and directed by Todd Philips, the crunch of … Read more