A script with a red cover, dated May 18, 2022. The director Todd Phillips thus revealed, with an image on Instagram, the making of the sequel to the archenemy of Batman. Is called Joker, folie à duex (ie “madness for two”), an enigmatic reference to the double personality of the villain, which was told in his human descendant parable embodied by Arthur Fleck, a problematic and isolated man.
Much to the delight and surprise of fans, the sequel again sees Joaquin Phoenix grappling with the protagonist (or at least that suggests the image even though Deadline insists the actor hasn’t officially signed the contract yet), in that version. more intimate and less spectacular than it was so much appreciated by critics.
And there he is, portrayed in the second shot, studying the script of the new project, smoking a cigarette. The 47-year-old actor and activist won the Oscar for Best Lead for this DC Comics gem, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film earned a box office record with over $ 1 billion at the box office (plus 11 Academy Award nominations).
With this new addition, the range of proposals related to the universe of comics that will soon be seen in the room is enriched Black Adam with The Rock, the sequel to Shazam!that of Aquamanfrom The Batman and the much controversial The Flash (due to the troubles with justice of the protagonist Ezra Miller, who for Warner Bros. is part of the cast of Fantastic beasts but did not participate in the promotion of the third chapter, Dumbledore’s Secrets).
This version of Joker resumes the events of 2019 and has nothing to do with the one provided by Matt Reeves for the Bat Man franchise. For the occasion, the cameo in the saga is entrusted to Barry Keoghan, recently also seen in the ranks of the opposing giant, the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in the role of one of the Eternals next to Angelina Jolie.
However, one wonders if there will be a reunion with her double half Harley Quinn (on screen played by Margot Robbie), who in the meantime has embarked on her own solitary and feminine journey.
Meanwhile Joaquin Phoenix played the French leader in the biopic Napoleon, another blockbuster signed by Ridley Scott alongside Vanessa Kirby. It totally changes register, however, for Disappointment Blvdhorror written and directed by Ari Aster.
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