Could Joker 2 Actually Be Reviving WB's Canceled Harley Quinn Movie?
Joker 2 is happening at Warner Bros. with director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix set to return, and the film's working title suggests that it could pay off a canceled Harley Quinn movie idea. Less than two years after Suicide Squad presented the first live-action Joker since The Dark Knight's Heath Ledger, Warner Bros. greenlit what sounded like a risky project: a standalone, Elseworlds Joker movie with almost no connections to other DC characters and stories. To the surprise of many, a solo Joker movie worked to the point it crossed the billion-dollar mark at the box office, which naturally called for a sequel.
After years of rumors and speculation, during which neither Todd Phillips nor Joaquin Phoenix ever said no to a sequel, Joker 2 was finally confirmed through the director's Instagram. The film does not yet have a release date, and Joaquin Phoenix is so far the only confirmed name in the cast. While nothing has been said about the story, Phillips did reveal the working title for Joker 2, Joker: Folie à Deux.
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Folie à Deux translates from French to English as "madness of two," which heavily implies that Joker 2 will feature a co-protagonist of some sort. Given how the first Joker ended with Arthur becoming a symbol to the people of Gotham, it is natural that Joker 2 involves a follower, a fan, or even a copycat of the Joker – all of which could describe Harley Quinn. Dr. Harleen Quinzel, who in the DC lore turns into Harley Quinn while trying to treat the Joker, would fit perfectly into the direction that the Joker sequel seems to be heading, even if it means a completely new take on the character. Should Joker 2 really feature
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