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"Joker: Folie a Deux," will star Joaquin
Phoenix reprising his role as the title character, which earned
him the Academy Award as best actor in the original 2019 film
depicting an origin story for the arch enemy of DC Comics'
superhero Batman, according to the studio spokesperson.
The 2019 film, which was Oscar-nominated in the best film
category and won for best original score as well as for best
lead actor, was directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who
co-wrote the script with Scott Silver.
The story charted the psychological descent of the film's
protagonist, a failed party clown and wannabe comedian Arthur
Fleck, and the social forces that transformed him from a
dejected loner into a cold-blooded killer who inspires a wave of
violence in the fictional metropolis of Gotham City.
No further details about the sequel were immediately made
available by Warner Bros. But Hollywood trade publication
Variety has reported that the new production will be a musical
with Lady Gaga expected to play Joker's co-conspirator, Harley
Quinn.
Phoenix, 47, known for playing brooding or emotionally troubled
characters, was widely acclaimed for one many critics hailed as
one of the most chilling and disturbing performances in modern
film.
He was the second performer to earn an Academy Award for playing
the Joker, following in the footsteps of Heath Ledger, who
posthumously won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his
2008 rendition of the character in "The Dark Knight."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman in Los Angeles;
Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler)
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