James Gunn and Peter Safran’s appointment as the heads of the new DC Studios will reportedly not affect Joker 2 production as it moves forward.
It was announced today that James Gunn and Peter Safran are the heads of DC's film, animation, and television efforts as the new co-chairs and co-CEOs of the new DC Studios. Still, it luckily will not impact the production of Joker 2. The original Joker was released in October 2019 and told the origin stories of the infamous DC villain.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The search for the new head of DC Films has been in talks for a while. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has worked to shake up the DC franchise since he took over as CEO in April 2022. With this and the urgency to cut costs, many DC films and television shows have stalled or been canceled altogether.
What We Know About Joker 2 So Far Joker: Folie à Deux is set to go into production in December this year– so the project is still mostly under wraps. However, Lady Gaga will join the franchise as Harley Quinn, while other big stars like Brendan Gleeson and Harry Lawtey have joined the project in unknown roles. The plot is still unknown, but based on the very short teaser trailer, there might be a love story between Gaga's Quinn and Phoenix's Joker.
Although the movie will take place entirely in Gotham, a fictionalized New York, most of the Joker sequel is set to film in Los Angeles on sound stages. Many theories have been heavily speculated about the upcoming film– though not officially confirmed–including whether the movie is a musical or reprising dumped DC films like Harley Quinn's movie Hopefully, more details will come to light before Joker: Folie à Deux's release on October 4, 2024.