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Veteran actor Brendan Gleeson is set to appear in \u201cJoker: Folie A Deux\u201d, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, who play the clown prince of chaos and his main squeeze, Harley Quinn.<\/p>\n
Todd Phillips, who directed Phoenix to an Oscar in 2019\u2019s \u201cJoker\u201d, returns as director.<\/p>\n
But whereas the first film played like a comic book riff on Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cTaxi Driver\u201d, the follow-up is a musical, albeit more in the vein of \u201cA Star is Born\u201d than \u201cWest Side Story\u201d or \u201cSinging in the Rain\u201d, reports Variety.<\/p>\n
Warner Bros. and DC are backing the sequel, which has a lot to live up to considering that \u201cJoker\u201d grossed more than $1 billion.<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n While much of \u201cJoker: Folie A Deux\u201d remains shrouded in mystery, fans can safely expect the films to remain in their own universe.<\/p>\n That means the movie will likely lack any connection to either the DC Extended Universe seen in the \u201cJustice League\u201d films, which feature Ben Affleck as Batman, or this year\u2019s \u201cThe Batman\u201d, which was directed by Matt Reeves and starred Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader.<\/p>\n In addition to \u201cThe Banshees of Inisherin\u201d, which reunites him with the \u201cIn Bruges\u201d team of Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell, Gleeson recently appeared as Donald Trump in \u201cThe Comey Rule\u201d and starred in \u201cThe Tragedy of Macbeth\u201d.<\/p>\n