Brace yourselves: Joker 2's gonna be a jukebox musical
EXCLUSIVE: Insiders privy to filming and early versions of Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” tell Variety the movie leans heavily towards being “mostly a jukebox musical,” as it integrates at last 15 reinterpretations of “very well-known” songs.
One is said to be “That’s… pic.twitter.com/EWAUrTuHqB
- Variety (@Variety) March 22, 2024
I'm sure Gaga'll slip in an original song to get that Oscar nomination/win, but for now, people close to the production are saying the upcoming sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” (out this October) will be a jukebox musical (meaning the numbers featured will be covers of preexisting popular songs - think “Mamma Mia!” and “Moulin Rouge!”), including “That’s Entertainment” from the 1953 musical “The Band Wagon.”
Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga are playing Joker and Harley Quinn, respectively, and the movie's expected to have 15 of these songs (not including any possible original songs, though nothing confirmed there yet).
Source: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1771284712260051112