Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie á Deux won’t have a new DC Elseworlds intro.
On Threads, James Gunn was asked if Joker: Folie á Deux, which releases in October 2024, will utilize the new DC Elseworlds intro at the start of the film.
“Nope,” Gunn answered. “Won’t debut until the films we’ve worked on.”
Replying to a comment regarding Reeves’ The Batman, Gunn explained on Threads on December 15, 2023, that “DCU and Elseworlds are all within DC Studios, and under me and Peter [Safran], but the stories simply aren’t interconnected.”
After confirming that DCU films will include a new logo sequence following the end of the DCEU, Gunn also said that it was “the plan” to make a separate DC Elseworlds logo for movies that exist within a separate continuity.
Gunn and Safran’s DCU officially kicks off in 2024 with an animated Creature Commandos series, which does not yet have an official release that. Following that, Superman: Legacy, which is written and directed by Gunn, flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.
Projects like the upcoming sequel to The Batman, The Batman – Part II, will seemingly fall under the DC Elseworlds category, while Gunn recently confirmed Reeves’ upcoming Arkham Asylum series will be a part of the DCU. Gunn also said DC Studios plans to make more animated projects like 2023’s Merry Little Batman that fall outside of the DCU continuity.
Who stars in Joker: Folie á Deux?
Joker: Folie á Deux, meanwhile, is a sequel to 2019’s Joker. Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his role as the Clown Prince of Crime, while Lady Gaga has been cast as Harley Quinn. Zazie Beetz is also returning for the sequel, while Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and Harry Lawtey have been cast in undisclosed roles.
Along with directing, Phillips co-wrote the script for for Joker: Folie à Deux, which will be a musical, with Scott Silver and produces the movie alongside Bradley Cooper.
Joker: Folie á Deux hits United States theaters on October 4, 2024.
