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    ‘Joker 2’ trailer is out! Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga is ‘Bad Romance’ personified as the deliciously demented Joker & Harley Quinn

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    The trailer, unveiled on Wednesday, opens with a scene at Arkham Asylum, where we find Arthur Fleck, also known as The Joker, confined as an inmate. In a fateful encounter, he crosses paths with another patient, Harleen Quinzel, who, just like him is itching to break out of the prison.

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    ‘Joker 2’ will hit the big screens on October 4. The predecessor ‘Joker’ became a huge critical and commercial success. The 2019 film was the first R-rated movie to earn over $1 billion at the box-office.
    In 2009, Lady Gaga sang about getting “caught in a bad romance.” 14 years later, she (or rather Harlequin) is absorbed in a romance that will undoubtedly trigger all of your ‘red flag’ alerts! In the trailer of ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’, the much-awaited sequel to the 2019 blockbuster ‘Joker’ Gaga’s psychotic Harlequin and Joaquin Phoenix’s diabolical Joker paint the town red with their twisted love!

    The trailer, which was launched on Wednesday begins at Arkham Asylum where Arthur Fleck aka The Joker is an inmate. However, he comes across a patient Harleen Quinzel, who is just as unhinged as him and their love story takes them out of their straight jackets and the padded cells of the asylum to the streets of Gotham!

    The pair is seen engaging in all sorts of fun antics - such as waltzing on rooftops, making their debut as TV show hosts, and having the time of their lives. “I’ll tell you what’s changed,” Joker says in the trailer. “I’m not alone anymore — that’s what we should be talking about!”

    Unlike its predecessor ‘Joker 2’ will have the pair doing a lot of singing and dancing. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, director Todd Phillips revealed that music will be an important element in the sequel. “I like to say it’s a movie where music is an essential element. To me, that doesn’t veer too far from the first film. (In the first film,) Arthur has music in him. He has a grace to him,” he was quoted as saying. The movie is also the fifth on- screen outing for the pop star-turned actress.

    ‘Joker 2’ will hit the big screens on October 4. The predecessor ‘Joker’ became a huge critical and commercial success. The 2019 film was the first R-rated movie to earn over $1 billion at the box-office.


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