Folie a Deux Digital release date announced

After the DC sequel caused many frowns and very few smiles from critics, audiences and at the box office Joker: Folie à Deux will soon bring its seemingly intentional, divisive nature into every household, much faster than we thought. According to a report from Variety, the joker The sequel now has a digital release date, with the musical thriller (let’s just say the first part) being released at home less than a month after the sequel’s theatrical release.

What is becoming a worrying trend these days: Joker: Folie à Deux will make its digital debut for rent or purchase later this month on October 29th. The sequel to the comic book film hit theaters just a few weeks ago on October 4th and was met with scathing reviews and extremely poor box office success, grossing just $165 million worldwide against a budget of $200 million US dollars. For context, the first joker had grossed $248.4 million worldwide after its first three days, with the Warner Bros. sequel reportedly set to lose $150 million to $200 million when it hits theaters.

Written and directed by Todd Phillips, Joker: Folie À Deux Stars: Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix alongside Lady Gaga (A star is born), Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Catherine Keener (Get out, Capote), Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge), Harry Lawtey (industry), And joker Star Zazie Beetz. Picking up quickly after the first, highly successful first outing, the sequel follows Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck as he is housed in Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as the Joker. As Arthur struggles with his dual identity, he not only encounters true love, but also finds the music that has always been within him.

“Joker 2” has seriously faltered with both critics and audiences

In addition to the tragic finances Joker: Folie à Deux made both critics and audiences feel like a sad clown. The film now has just 33% among critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 32% on Popcorn Meter. So while the joker Although the sequel has been divisive in terms of some of the critical response, on the whole it seems to have united critics and audiences in their disappointment.

One critic who shares this disappointment is Variety’s Owen Gleiberman, who said of the film: “Joker: Folie à Deux may be ambitious and superficially outrageous, but at heart it’s an overcautious sequel.” RogerEbert.com’s Glenn Kenny, meanwhile, relented Joker 2 a 1/4 and says, “The best I can say is that it clearly doesn’t take marketing as conventionally understood into account.”

However, MovieWeb’s Will Sayre had a lot of fun describing it Joker: Folie à Deux as “a daring hybrid musical.”

“DC Comics diehards who might be looking for “a bit of the old ultraviolence” (to paraphrase one of Joker’s biggest influences) in this sequel might be a little disappointed by the lack of it, as there’s even less action than in the sequel first film. Some viewers may even scream “boredom” at times, but others will find themselves immersed in the absurd but dramatic sequences that may be more likely to hit a nerve due to their ability to speak volumes about Arthur’s constantly conflicting headspace.”

Joker: Folie à Deux is the sequel to Todd Phillips’ critically acclaimed comic thriller Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his Oscar-winning portrayal of failed comedian Arthur Fleck, reprising the iconic DC character alongside Lady Gaga, who makes her debut as Joker’s love interest Harley Quinn in this standalone sequel to the DC Universe.

Release date

October 4, 2024

Pour

Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Jacob Lofland, Sharon Washington, Troy Fromin, Bill Smitrovich, John Lacy, Ken Leung

Duration

138 minutes

studio

Studio(s)

Warner Bros. Pictures

Sales partner

Warner Bros. Pictures

Prequel(s)

joker

Character(s)

Arthur Fleck, Lee Quinzel, Jackie, Maryanne Stewart, Sophie Dumond, Paddy Meyers, Harvey Dent, Gary Puddles, The Jokester, Social Worker, E-Ward Inmate (Troy Larkins), Judge Herman Rothwax, Arkham Guard

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