Brendan Gleeson on Why He Joined “Joker 2”

Brendan Gleeson is having quite a moment. The highly regarded performer just hosted Saturday Night Live, and he’s been making the rounds promoting his starring role in director Martin McDonagh’s critically acclaimed black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin. That film, which sees Gleeson re-teaming with his In Bruges co-star Colin Farrell (which McDonagh directed), is getting serious Oscar buzz, which ...

By The Credits  |  October 12, 2022
“Joker 2” Adds Brendan Gleeson

Joker: Folie á Deux just landed an ace performer. The Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, one of the most reliably intriguing performers around, will join Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the sequel, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Gleeson is currently busy taking a victory lap after his latest film, director Martin McDonagh’s Banshees of Inisherin, got a rave reception at ...

By The Credits  |  September 6, 2022
Zazie Beetz Circling a “Joker 2” Return

It sounds like Sophie Dumond might have survived Arthur Fleck’s descent into madness in the original Joker. Or, we might be seeing a fantasy version of her. Zazie Beetz, who played Sophie, one of Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) neighbors and his eventual love interest in Joker, is being eyed for a return in the upcoming sequel,  Joker: Folie ...

By The Credits  |  August 9, 2022
Lady Gaga Releases “Joker 2” Teaser Hyping Upcoming Musical Mayhem

Earlier today, we wrote about how Joker: Folie á Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 blockbuster hit Joker, is coming to a theater near you on October 4, 2024. Now, none other than Lady Gaga, who will be co-starring alongside Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker’s main squeeze and comrade-in-crime, Harley Quinn, released this jaunty little teaser ...

By The Credits  |  August 4, 2022
“Joker 2” With Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga Gets a 2024 Release Date

Joker: Folie á Deux is going to be laughing its way into theaters in 2024. The sequel to Todd Phillips’ smash hit will feature Joaquin Phoenix, of course, in the title role, joined this time by none other than Lady Gaga. Joker: Folie á Deux is now set for an October 4, 2024 release date, which means ...

By The Credits  |  August 4, 2022
Lady Gaga Eyeing “Joker 2” Harley Quinn Role in Musical Sequel

The Joker 2 news just keeps getting wilder. Last week we learned that writer/director Todd Phillips had not only written the script for the Joker sequel with his co-writer from the first film, Scott Silver, but he shared an image of star Joaquin Phoenix reading it and that its working title was Joker: Folie á Deux. That title, whose literal translation ...

By The Credits  |  June 14, 2022
“Joker” Sequel Official: Working Title & Pics of Joaquin Phoenix Reading Scripts Revealed

The Clown Prince of Chaos is back. Director Todd Phillips has made it official that a Joker sequel is happening. Phillips took to Instagram to reveal that a follow-up to his 2019 hit film is in the works, revealing the cover of the script that he co-wrote with original Joker collaborator Scott Silver. The working title? Joker: Folie ...

By The Credits  |  June 8, 2022