Todd Phillips Casts Jacob Lofland in a Key Arkham Asylum Role in JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX

Director Todd Phillips has cast up-and-coming actor Jacob Lofland (The Maze Runner) in his upcoming Joker sequel, which is titled Joker: Folie a Deux. Lofland is said to be taking on a key Arkham Asylum role, we just don’t know who that could be.

There are so many different Batman villains to choose from, but there’s also the chance that this could be a totally new character created for the movie. We just won’t know until more details are revealed.

Lofland joins Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, and Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, with Catherine Keener and Brendan Gleeson recently cast in undisclosed roles.

All we know about the movie so far is that it will be a musical mostly be set in Arkham Asylum. Also, the film’s working title, Joker: Folie à Deux, refers to the clinical term for the “shared madness,” hallucinations, and delusions of two people.

Warner Bros. will release the film in theaters on October 4th, 2024. Production is expected to get underway this December.

Source: The Wrap