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The Clown Prince of Crime and Harley Quinn want you to know that what the world needs now is... love.

That's the message of the first trailer for "Joker: Folie à Deux," which sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his role as Arthur Fleck (who later becomes Batman's notorious foe) and conspire with Lady Gaga as the equally twisted Harley Quinn.

The dark and gritty footage begins at Arkham Asylum - where Joker is locked up at the end of the first film - as Arthur Fleck has a deranged "meet cute" with another patient (you guessed it, Gaga's Harley Quinn). After the chance encounter, they plan to break out of their straight jackets and take on the world beyond their padded cells. That brings them to the streets of Gotham, where they manically dance and twirl around the city.

Joker 2 will debut on the big screen on Oct. 4, 2024 - exactly five years after the first film. The original cost $62.5 million to produce, an unusually conservative budget for a comic book adaptation. Given its runaway financial success, the follow-up was granted a much more substantial $200 million price tag.