Joker fans were left completely baffled after British icon Steve Coogan made a surprise cameo in the trailer for the film’s sequel.
Joker: Folie à Deux stars Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, a fellow asylum-seeker who enters into a deadly romantic relationship with him.
The trailer for the long-awaited sequel was released on Tuesday and revealed that the film would be released in the UK and US on October 4.
But it was the cameo of Coogan, best known for his character Alan Partridge, in the trailer that really caught the attention of UK audiences.
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Joker fans were left completely baffled after British icon Steve Coogan made a surprise cameo in the trailer for the film’s sequel following its release on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. on Tuesday released the official trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.
They wrote: ‘Steve Coogan was the last person I expected to appear in the Joker 2 trailer, but here we are!’;
‘Steve Coogan’s presence in the Joker 2 trailer for 2 seconds is the strongest argument for the movie I’ve ever seen. Imagine what would happen if Alan Partridge met the Joker…,’;
“I actually laughed out loud when Steve Coogan appeared in the Joker trailer”; ‘Steve Coogan in Joker 2 didn’t expect the cast to be SO HOT’;
‘Steve Coogan jumps in fear in the Joker trailer, how does he get everywhere?’;
‘STEVE COOGAN IN THE JOKER 2 TRAILER HAHAHA MY GOD’; ‘”This Joker 2 trailer actually looks good WAIT, STEVE COOGAN?!?!”;
‘Steve Coogan is the only reason I’ll be sitting through Joker 2’; ‘Steve Coogan appears in Joker trailer lmao’;
‘STEVE COOGAN IN JOKER 2 PLEASE END THAT FIXATION PLEASE STEVE, I’m begging you, don’t drag me back.’
Warner Bros. released the official trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux on Tuesday.
It was the cameo of Coogan, best known for his character Alan Partridge, in the trailer that really caught the attention of British audiences.
On X, formerly Twitter, viewers showed their enthusiasm for the English-Irish actor, 58, who appears in the film; some said he was the reason they would go see her.
In the thriller, Joaquín reprises his role as Arthur Fleck, also the Joker, while finding his match in Lady Gaga, as Harley Quinn.
‘The world’s a stage’ is the tagline of the Warner Bros. musical, which features 15 versions of ‘well-known songs’ such as the Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz song That’s Entertainment made famous by Judy Garland in 1960, according to Variety. .
There will also be one or two original songs, likely written by Lady Gaga, who won an Oscar in 2019 for co-writing the A Star is Born anthem, Shallow.
Joker: Folie à Deux has been rated R by the MPAA “for some strong violence, extensive language, some sexuality and brief full nudity.”
Todd Phillips’ $200 million-budgeted sequel, which hits US and UK cinemas on October 4, will also star Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey.
The 53-year-old filmmaker has been showing off several stills from his origin story for the DC Comics supervillain on his official Instagram account.
In the highly anticipated musical psychological thriller, Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as Arthur Fleck, also the Joker, while meeting his match in Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
The upcoming film is a sequel to the 2019 film Joker and recently received an official R rating for containing “strong violence” and “brief full nudity.”
Lady Gaga plays Dr. Harleen Quinzel, also known as Harley Quinn, as they are both interned in what appears to be Arkham Insane Asylum.
“One thing I appreciate about Todd Phillips, with whom I’ve done seven movies, including Joker, is that he’s always taking risks,” cinematographer Lawrence Sher told Definition magazine last November.
‘We are just finishing post-production. This movie is a big change and will really surprise people. “I’m really excited for everyone to see it.”
The first film, Joker, set in 1981, made history in 2019 as the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, grossing $1.079 billion at the global box office.
Joker: Folie à Deux will be will be released in theaters later this year on October 4.