Warning! Spoilers ahead for Joker: Folie DeuxTodd Phillips’ Joker: Folie Deux deconstructs Arthur Fleck’s Joker identity and flips the previous DC solo movie on its head. Joker‘s chaotic ending saw Arthur Fleck kill Murray Franklin in cold blood on national television, inspiring a revolution across Gotham City that led to Thomas and Martha Wayne’s deaths. Joker‘s standalone nature didn’t set up a sequel explicitly, but Joker: Folie Deux‘s high-budget musical follow-up to the Joker’s origin story offered another glimpse at Arthur Fleck’s early days as the Joker, as well as Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn origin story and her romance with the villain.
