Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix

Lady Gagaand directorTodd Phillipsare delivering a new look atJoker: Folie á Deux.Both Gaga, 38, and Phillips, 53, shared onInstagramTuesday a new poster for the sequel to 2019’sJokerand reveal that the first trailer will drop on Tuesday, April 9.“The world is a stage,” the pop star and actress wrote in a caption to her post, along with the trailer release date and an emoji of a playing card. The poster shows Gaga and costarJoaquin Phoenixwearing clown makeup as they dance.Gaga and Phillips, who directed Phoenix, 49, as Arthur Fleck, a.k.a. the Joker, in 2019’sJoker, have been teasing images and first looks at the sequel for months. Phillips most recentlyshared new images of the pairtoInstagramin February in celebration of Valentine’s Day.Phoenix will reprise his role as the Joker in the sequel, which is set to release exactly five years afterJokerreleased in 2019. Gaga, meanwhile, is expected to portray Dr. Harleen Quinzel, better known as Harley Quinn, whomMargot Robbieisknown for playingin various DC Studios movies.Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix filming Joker: Folie à Deux on April 3, 2023.James Devaney/GC ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jokerset box-office recordsupon its release in 2019; Phoenixwon his first Academy Awardfor playing the lead role in 2020. Phillipsofficially confirmed he was developing a sequel to the film in June 2022. The same month, PEOPLE confirmed Gaga wasin talks to play Harley Quinn; Gaga herself confirmed her casting in the film when she sharedan animated videoof her and Phoenix’s silhouettes set to music on social media in August 2022.Joker: Folie á Deuxis out Oct. 4.

Lady Gagaand directorTodd Phillipsare delivering a new look atJoker: Folie á Deux.

Both Gaga, 38, and Phillips, 53, shared onInstagramTuesday a new poster for the sequel to 2019’sJokerand reveal that the first trailer will drop on Tuesday, April 9.

“The world is a stage,” the pop star and actress wrote in a caption to her post, along with the trailer release date and an emoji of a playing card. The poster shows Gaga and costarJoaquin Phoenixwearing clown makeup as they dance.

Gaga and Phillips, who directed Phoenix, 49, as Arthur Fleck, a.k.a. the Joker, in 2019’sJoker, have been teasing images and first looks at the sequel for months. Phillips most recentlyshared new images of the pairtoInstagramin February in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Phoenix will reprise his role as the Joker in the sequel, which is set to release exactly five years afterJokerreleased in 2019. Gaga, meanwhile, is expected to portray Dr. Harleen Quinzel, better known as Harley Quinn, whomMargot Robbieisknown for playingin various DC Studios movies.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix filming Joker: Folie à Deux on April 3, 2023.James Devaney/GC Images

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix are seen on the set of “Joker: Folie a Deux” at Shakespeare Steps in the Bronx

James Devaney/GC Images

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Jokerset box-office recordsupon its release in 2019; Phoenixwon his first Academy Awardfor playing the lead role in 2020. Phillipsofficially confirmed he was developing a sequel to the film in June 2022. The same month, PEOPLE confirmed Gaga wasin talks to play Harley Quinn; Gaga herself confirmed her casting in the film when she sharedan animated videoof her and Phoenix’s silhouettes set to music on social media in August 2022.

Joker: Folie á Deuxis out Oct. 4.

source: people.com