Joker 2’s new musical twist has fans baffled over what to expect, and they’re all making the same joke on social media.
We already knew thatJoker 2(aka: Joker: Folie à Deux) would be a musical of sorts. You don’t just cast Lady Gaga and get away with keeping something like that a secret, you know. But recent reports have specified that theupcoming DC moviewon’t just be any old musical, no, no. It will in fact be a jukebox musical, a fact that has sent many fans into a frenzy.
According to Variety, Joker 2 will integrate at least15 “very well-known songs”, including the number ‘That’s Entertainment’ from the 1953 musical The Band Wagon. Where it was previously thought thatJoker2 might be a musical made-up of original tracks, this recent reveal has completely obliterated whatever expectations fans might have had.
Upon hearing the news, fans have taken to social media to make musical-infused jokes surrounding the sequel, and many of them all point to the same inspiration: Glee.
“Finally, a movie for Gleeks,”one X user wrote, whileanother added: “They think they Glee.”
“So you’re telling me Joker joins a glee club,”said another. “So Joker 2 is basically an episode of Glee?”a fourthwrote.
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Clearly, the fact that the Joker and Harley Quinn will be belting out popular music has struck a chord in Glee fans, prompting them to make the connection.
“They made Joker into Glee that’s crazy,”one commentsaid.
“We’re getting Joker (Glee version)???????”anotherwrote.
While Glee doesn’t have a monopoly on cover songs, there’s something about the idea of Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga swaggering around Gotham, belting out ballads that’s undeniably theatrical, over-the-top, and….well, Glee-ish.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
