Joker 2’s 2024 release date announced by Lady Gaga

Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’ critically-lauded 2019 film JokerFinally, a release date has been set. Lady Gaga, who is slated to star opposite returning star Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker’s paramour and criminal accomplice Harley Quinn, published a short animated video on Twitter on Thursday featuring two silhouetted figures dancing together along with the release date of Oct. 4, 2024.

The full extent of the information is not known. Joker: Folie à DeuxApart from being a musical, the film at the moment is set in Arkham Asylum. The film’s subtitle is a play on the former, referring not only to a literal dance but a psychological term referring to a mental disorder affecting two or more closely-related individuals, often in the same family.

Given the open-ended question of the Joker’s true parentage, it’s entirely within the realm of possibility the the character’s vigilante nemesis could make an appearance in the forthcoming sequel. In any case, we’ve got plenty of time to construct our own theories before audiences get the chance to see the movie for themselves.