The highly-anticipated sequel Joker: Folie à Deux is going animated on its opening sequence with a Looney Tunes-inspired sequence.
Fans have been looking forward to the upcoming film as it will bring back Joaquin Phoenix to reprise his Oscar-winning role and he will be joined by Lady Gaga, who is set to portray Harley Quinn.
The trailers they released so far have revealed that the sequel will take a different route as it would feature musical elements. As it turns out, it will also tackle another style as it kicks off Arthur Fleck's next journey.
Joker 2 Opening Sequence Will Be Inspired by Looney Tunes
In a recent profile of Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips, it was revealed that the sequel will feature an animated opening sequence.
The film will begin with a Looney Tunes-inspired animated sequence starring the Joker. The Triplets of Belleville director/main animator Sylvain Chomet is responsible for the opening.
"The goal of this movie is to make it feel like it was made by crazy people. The inmates are running the asylum," Phillips explained his decision.
Just like the first film, the sequel will feature familiar elements that we know from the Batman comics including the introduction of Harley Quinn. However, they are taking a very different approach to the Joker's love interest.
Phillips said, "The high voice, that accent, the gum-chewing and all that sort of sassy stuff that’s in the comics, we stripped that away. We wanted her to fit into this world of Gotham that we created from the first movie."
It is an interesting tidbit about the upcoming film as it strongly suggests that they are trying their best to make it different from the first movie and they are going all the way on their creative decision.
Whether it works or not when we see it in its entirety remains to be seen for now, but it is an exciting tease for fans who have been looking forward to the film and hope that the sequel will live up to the hype.
Joker: Folie à Deux is set to arrive in theaters this October 4.
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