Joker: Folie à Deux ‘genius’ trailer moment leaves fans with ‘goosebumps’-Tori Brazier and Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro

Fans have finally had their first glimpse at Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux and it has not disappointed.

Set against the music What The World Needs Now by Jackie DeShannon, Joanquin is in the Joker’s signature make-up and slicked back hair with a jacket and yellow shirt and is seen taking the stage and performing in a nightclub.

Gaga and Phoenix are also seen running through the streets and dancing against a moonlit sky, while the trailer ends with Quinn visiting the Joker in prison

One moment in particular has fans going wild over the musical sequel, which comes in the final shot of the trailer in the prison scene.

It sees the Just Dance hitmaker, 38, asking Joaquin’s the Joker for the ‘real’ him behind a glass screen.

He then looks up and smiles that smile, while perfectly aligning it with a handy red mark on the glass, forming that iconic sinister grin with its red joker lipstick for the camera. Shudder.

This moment had fans in absolute bits (Picture: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

Fans were instantly gripped after the teaser trailer dropper, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga (Picture: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

Lady Gaga went to extreme lengths to stay in character during filming (Picture: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

‘This shot from the joker trailer is one of the coolest things ever. Real cinema is back baby,’ wrote fan @kirawontmiss on X, while YouTube commenter @Sforce1975 said: ‘Who ever came up with the idea of the glass lipstick smile deserves a pay raise… It was just perfect.’

‘That final shot with the lipstick was INCREDIBLE,’ agreed @EthanHarket, while @ilknurKenan said: ‘That glass lipstick smile was crazy in an already goosebump trailer.’

Others were simply buzzing at the whole trailer, which sees Gaga and Joaquin in a sinister La La Land underworld of ‘joint madness’ (the meaning of Folie à Deux).

‘JOKER 2 JUST BECAME AN INSTANT MOVIE OF THE YEAR,’ shouted @babyloniaan, while @kamkenobi raved: ‘Todd Phillips just casually dropped the best live-action Joker look of all time.’

Many were impressed with Joaquin’s reprised performance, while some loved the musical element to the film – and the inclusion of pop megastar Lady Gaga is also causing chatter.

‘Joker 2 audiences being divided into hardcore comic fans and Lady Gaga fans,’ joked @notgwendalupe.

Fans declared ‘cinema is back’ on watching the trailer (Picture:: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

Goosebumps are forming… (Picture: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

Music is going to be a massive part of the film (Picture: Warner Bros / BACKGRID)

Oscar nominee Gaga is making her debut in the role of Harley opposite Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka Joker, in the movie, which fans knew would be a musical sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning Joker.

Harley was previously played in movies Suicide Squad, 2021’s The Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey by Barbie star Margot Robbie, opposite Jared Leto’s controversial iteration of Joker in the first one.

Folie à Deux is set to hit cinemas in October, after the first film generated more than $1billion (£789million) at the box office, becoming the most profitable R-rated film ever made.

Much had been kept under wraps regarding the plot though, ahead of the movie’s first trailer, although it was teased on Tuesday by Warner Bros on X.

The studio published a clip of Phoenix’s Fleck crying and laughing in the pouring rain, as they announced the exact time of the film’s trailer.

‘Trailer Tonight. 6:30pm PT. #JokerMovie,’ the post revealed, confirming the expectation that the trailer would drop after it was exclusively shown to attendees at Warner Bros’ CinemaCon panel.

However, it had previously been reported that it was more of a jukebox musical affair, with at least 15 cover songs, according to Variety, including That’s Entertainment from 1953 musical The Band Wagon, which Judy Garland was also known for singing.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin are taking on a musical sequel for Joker: Folie à Deux (Picture: Warner Bros)

Gaga has inherited the role of Harley Quinn from the franchise’s last star, Margot Robbie (Picture: Kevin Mazur/GC Images)

The other tunes are said to be ‘very well-known songs’.

Zazie Beatz is returning as Sophie, Arthur’s neighbour, for the sequel, and other actors reported to be in the film include Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Ken Leung and Industry star Harry Lawtey.

It has also been reported that Gaga – real name Stefani Germanotta – went to extreme lengths to stay in character on set.

The film’s cinematographer has revealed the Born This Way hitmaker insisted on being called ‘Lee’ while on set to be in the right mindset.

Sher, who didn’t know Gaga prior, said it ‘felt like I never even met her, even during the makeup/hair tests‘ as he recalled a week of feeling like they were ‘disconnecting‘ and ‘on opposites‘.

Joker became the highest-grossing R-rated film in history after its 2019 release, and earned Phoenix an Oscar (Picture: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Bar pictures sharing a glimpse of Gaga’s Harley costume during filming last year, not much had been known about the film (Picture: Gotham/GC Images)

‘And I would say to my crew, “Jesus, I can’t crack it. She either hates me or we hate each other. There’s something weird going on here.”‘

Sher, who also worked as a cinematographer on the first Joker film, then revealed he solved the riddle to striking up a friendship with the actor.

‘I barely said anything, except I would say, “Stefani, this is where your second team was,” minor little things, and then the AD at one point said, “Oh you know, Stef would like if you just called her Lee on set,’” Sher told The Trenches Talk podcast.

‘And I was like, “100%.” The next thing I said was something “Lee,” and it was like everything changed. From that point on, it was like she was… Our whole connection changed. I was like, alright, cool.’

Joker: Folie à Deux is scheduled for release in cinemas on October 4, 2024.

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