Director Todd Phillips shared the above picture on Instagram with the straightforward caption, “Pleased Valentines Day.” In it, we will see Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck and Woman Gaga’s Harley Quinn sharing what’s undoubtedly a twisted romantic second within the movie. Fleck’s Joker make-up is pale, however a few of it has clearly rubbed off on the face of Gaga’s character, and I am going to go forward and let the readers work out the way it obtained there. The primary “Joker” movie ended on a catastrophic observe, exhibiting the affect of Arthur’s actions because the Joker, inspiring a clown motion that led to fiery riots in Gotham Metropolis.

Exploring how deep Arthur’s affect because the Joker runs with new characters is a pure factor to discover within the upcoming sequel and can seemingly be accomplished by way of Gaga’s character. Add to that the movie is meant to be a musical, and you’ve got an thrilling idea that differentiates itself from the unique film, which is able to greater than seemingly use related detached-from-reality moments that the primary movie used, solely this time for musical numbers. Phillips’ caption additionally confirms what many have been already pondering, in that Phoenix and Gaga’s characters can be romantically entangled due to their shared delusions. The official DC model account even commented, “…love is within the air…?”

All that is left to see is that if this warped relationship is supposed to final when the movie hits theaters on October 4, 2024.