Joker: Folie A Deux trailer drives fans wild as Lady Gaga appears with Joaquin Phoenix

Joker fans are going wild following the release of the film's upcoming second instalment after they "weren't sure what to expect".

The trailer for Joker: Folie A Deux dropped on Wednesday and stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar-winning role as the titular deranged villain. The Todd Phillips-directed sequel is a musical fantasia which follows Arthur Fleck known as the Joker and Quinn as they fall in love at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum.

Racking up millions of views all over YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X, formally Twitter, it's safe to say there's real excitement behind the release. It's coming out on October 4, exactly five years after the first film made history in Hollywood.

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Reacting to the trailer on social media, fans have already predicted the musical's storming success, with one writing on X: "Good morning everyone! Especially those of you that are vibing on that wonderful Joker 2 trailer. What a winner!"

Another said: "The second most beautiful shot in cinema history seems to be from the trailer of "JOKER 2" which was released just TODAY." While someone else said: "joker 2 trailer has reached 1 million views on youtube in ONE hour… oh control it."

"Watched so many Joker 2 trailer reactions and 99% of people really changed their opinions on this film. We went from 'i hate musicals, I don’t know what to expect' to 'this looks INCREDIBLE' in a matter of minutes," detailed someone else online. Another chimed in, "Everyone who had been slagging off Joker: Folie à Deux now that the trailer actually looks quite good." While another user said it looks "simply incredible".

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In the trailer, set against the music What The World Needs Now by Jackie DeShannon, Phoenix is in the Joker's signature make-up and slicked back hair with a jacket and yellow shirt and is seen taking the stage and performing in a nightclub. Gaga, who won an Oscar in 2019 for her original song Shallow from A Star Is Born, says to the Joker: "I'm nobody, I haven't done anything in my life like you have."

The teaser sees Gaga and Phoenix run through the streets and dance elegantly against a moonlit sky, while the trailer ends with Quinn visiting the Joker in prison. Gaga's character is a different version of the antihero played by Margot Robbie in two DC Suicide Squad films and Birds Of Prey. Robbie reportedly gave her blessing to Gaga in October 2022, as she said she was happy that the role, much like Macbeth or Batman "always gets passed from great actor to great actor".

The full trailer comes after a 27-second long teaser of footage was released on social media in conjunction with the presentation of the Joker sequel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The teaser showed the Joker laughing maniacally while standing alone in a raining prison yard. The original Joker film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards in 2020, with Phoenix picking up the gong for best actor in a leading role and Icelandic composer Hildur Gudnadottir securing a win for music (original score).

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