The Joker is back as production begins for Joker: Folie a Deux, the sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning film. Director Todd Phillips shared a picture of Joaquin Phoenix in character as Arthur Fleck, captioned, “Day 1. Our boy. #Joker (sic).”

At this point, the sequel is expected to star Phoenix, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener. The second instalment comes after Phillips’s Joker, became a huge box-office hit, grossing $1 billion. Based on the DC villain, the movie also won two Academy Awards, including a Best Actor honour for Phoenix.