Joker fans are unhappy after learning the upcoming sequel Folie à Deux is a musical.
The highly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the DC Comics supervillain will be released in the UK and US on October 4.
Joining Joaquin is Lady Gaga who will star as Harley Quinn, a fellow asylum inmate who forms a deadly romantic relationship with the Joker.
But many fans were shocked to discover Folie à Deux is a musical, with the trailer featuring the Joker performing a rendition of What The World Needs Now Is Love.
Taking to X/Twitter, users wrote: ‘The Joker 2 being a musical ruined it’… ‘Joker 2 is going to be a musical fml, hopefully it shatters my low expectations.’
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Joker fans are unhappy after learning the upcoming sequel Folie à Deux is a musical
![Joker: Folie à Deux Faces Backlash from Angry Fans Over Sequel's Controversial Change 4 The highly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the DC Comics supervillain will be released in the UK and US on October 4](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/09/83450367-13291713-image-a-27_1712737979439.jpg)
The highly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 film starring Joaquin Phoenix as the DC Comics supervillain will be released in the UK and US on October 4
![Joker: Folie à Deux Faces Backlash from Angry Fans Over Sequel's Controversial Change 6 Many fans were shocked to discover Folie à Deux is a musical, with the trailer featuring the Joker performing a rendition of What The World Needs Now Is Love](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/09/83451551-13291713-image-a-41_1712738320697.jpg)
Many fans were shocked to discover Folie à Deux is a musical, with the trailer featuring the Joker performing a rendition of What The World Needs Now Is Love
‘Joker 2 is really… a musical?’… ‘Still crying at the fact Joker 2 is a musical’… ‘Joker 2 is a musical because singing is the more twisted form of talking.’
‘Joker 2 is a musical? Like the first movie was not a musical. Out of nowere the whole city just thought to break out in song and dance? That makes zero sense!’
The official trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux was released by Warner Bros. on Tuesday.
In the thriller film, Joaquin reprises his role as Arthur Fleck, also the Joker, as he meets his match in Lady Gaga,as Harley Quinn.
The world is a stage’ is the tagline for the Warner Bros. jukebox musical, which features 15 covers of ‘very well-known songs’ such as Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz’s track That’s Entertainment made famous by Judy Garland in 1960 – according to Variety.
There will also be one or two original songs, likely penned by Lady Gaga who won an Oscar in 2019 for co-writing A Star is Born anthem, Shallow.
Joker: Folie à Deux has been rated R by the MPAA ‘for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity.’
Todd Phillips’ $200M-budget sequel – hitting US/UK theaters October 4 – will also feature Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Harry Lawtey.
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Taking to X/Twitter, users wrote: ‘The Joker 2 being a musical ruined it’ and said a musical ‘makes no sense’
![Joker: Folie à Deux Faces Backlash from Angry Fans Over Sequel's Controversial Change 26 Joining Joaquin is Lady Gaga who will star as Harley Quinn, a fellow asylum inmate who forms a deadly romantic relationship with the Joker](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/09/83441651-13291713-The_following_scene_in_the_trailer_then_shows_Gaga_fully_transfo-a-42_1712738416791.jpg)
Joining Joaquin is Lady Gaga who will star as Harley Quinn, a fellow asylum inmate who forms a deadly romantic relationship with the Joker
![Joker: Folie à Deux Faces Backlash from Angry Fans Over Sequel's Controversial Change 28 Todd Phillips' $200M-budget sequel - hitting US/UK theaters October 4 - will also feature Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Harry Lawtey](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/09/83420763-13291713-Todd_Phillips_200M_budget_sequel_hitting_US_UK_theaters_October_-a-43_1712738418719.jpg)
Todd Phillips’ $200M-budget sequel – hitting US/UK theaters October 4 – will also feature Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Harry Lawtey
![Joker: Folie à Deux Faces Backlash from Angry Fans Over Sequel's Controversial Change 30 The 1981-set first film Joker made history in 2019 as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, amassing $1.079B at the global box office](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/10/09/83420767-13291713-The_1981_set_first_film_Joker_made_history_in_2019_as_the_highes-a-44_1712738421124.jpg)
The 1981-set first film Joker made history in 2019 as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, amassing $1.079B at the global box office
The 53-year-old filmmaker has been teasing several stills from his DC Comics supervillain origin tale on his official Instagram account.
‘Something I appreciate about Todd Phillips — who I’ve done seven movies with, including Joker — is that he’s always taking risks,’ cinematographer Lawrence Sher told Definition Magazine last November.
‘We’re just finishing up post-production on it. This movie is a big swing and it’s going to be really surprising to people. I’m so excited for everyone to see it.’
The 1981-set first film Joker made history in 2019 as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, amassing $1.079B at the global box office.
Joker: Folie à Deux will be released in cinemas later this year on October 4, 2024.