There are probably few films as highly anticipated this year as “Joker 2” (aka “Joker: Folie Á Deúx”). After all, 2019’s ‘Joker’ not only won at the Oscars (including lead actor Joaquin Phoenix who was honored with a golden boy award). The comedy film adaptation was also praised by critics and audiences – eventually grossing over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. With a relatively limited budget of $55 million by today’s standards, the box office result is even more impressive.
It remains to be seen whether the sequel can match the success of its predecessor. In any case, ‘Joker 2’ has to earn a lot of money to stay in the black. Because as now from a report by appears, is the budget for the reconstruction of Todd Phillips staged sequel at a whopping $200 million! “Joker 2” thus reaches the budget regions of pure blockbuster goods (the MCU spectacle “The Marvels” also recently swallowed up 200 million in budget!).
A risk of 200 million?
This means that those responsible for “Joker 2” are also taking some financial risk. Although ‘Joker’ became an absolute mega hit, the sequel may turn off many fans of the first film because it is designed as a musical. So it will be very exciting to see if “Joker 2” will bring the masses to the cinemas again or if it will fall short of expectations. The German cinema release is on October 3, 2024.
It is not yet known what exactly “Joker 2” will be about. However, the focus of the event will be on the relationship between Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and psychiatrist Harleen Quinzel (Lady Gaga). She falls for him and soon becomes his partner, Harley Quinn. In addition to Phoenix and Lady Gaga, Catherine Keener (“Get Out”), Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees Of Inisherin”) and Zazie Beetz (“Deadpool 2”), already known from the first part, also appear in the second part.