Joker 2’s Weirdest Choice Is A Deep Cut Reference To Harley Quinn’s Real Origin

Joker: Folie à Deux and its surprising genre choices are actually in line with Harley Quinn’s original real-world creation story. After the solid success of Todd Phillips’ first Joker movie, audiences were naturally excited about the prospect of a follow-up film, as while the original could have remained a standalone spinoff based around the Joker’s ambiguous origins, there are several plot threads that also teased potential further installments. As a result, the announcement of the sequel led to much speculation regarding which path would be taken with it – and the reveal that Joker 2 will be a musical thriller only increased the number of theories on the topic.