JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (FULL SPOILERS)

Joker: Folie à Deux is a 2024 American musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Loosely based on DC Comics characters, it is the sequel to Joker (2019) and stars Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as the titular character, with Lady Gaga joining him as his love interest Harley Quinn. Zazie Beetz, Leigh Gill, and Sharon Washington also reprise their roles from the previous film, while Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan, and Harry Lawtey join the cast. It is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios in association with Joint Effort. Joker was conceived as a standalone film, although Warner Bros. intended the film to launch a DC Black film series. Phillips expressed interest in making a sequel. The sequel entered development in June 2022, with Gaga and Beetz joining later that year. Principal photography took place in New York City, Los Angeles, and Belleville, New Jersey, from December 2022 to April 2023. Joker: Folie à Deux premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2024, and was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 4, 2024. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Phoenix and Gaga as well as their on-screen chemistry, while the musical numbers and story received heavy criticism.