Alright, we’re in the dog days of summer, and this season is almost over. And you know what that means: it’s the season of fall film festival, prestige adult dramas, Oscar contenders, and the occasional blockbuster thrown in for good measure.

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For those that just want adult content, you’ll be mostly very happy as there aren’t many tentpoles; no Marvel, “Star Wars” or “Avatar” movies coming. The closest you’ll get to big blockbusters is the “Beetlejuice” sequel, “Joker: Folie á Deux,” two Sony “Spider-Man” spin-off movies, an animated “Transformers” movie for kids, Amazon’s “Red Ones,” and Disney’s “Moana 2,” “Mufasa.

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Filmmaker Todd Phillips really pulled off the unexpected with “Joker.” For one, the director has been known for a lot of entertaining, fratty comedies (“Old School,” “The Hangover” franchise), but he completely reinvented himself by taking a comic book movie and turning it into a dark drama, a tragedy, and even heartbreaking character study of a mentally ill person descending into madness because of a lack of help, support, and empathy.

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As we approach the start of production on the highly-anticipated DC film, “Joker: Folie à Deux,” it appears that Todd Phillips is beginning to round out the cast for his sequel. So, it’s time to welcome Jacob Lofland to the madhouse.

According to THR, Jacob Lofland is the latest actor to join Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming “Joker” sequel. Lofland joins the previously announced Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, and Catherine Keener in the cast.

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While Warner Bros. Discovery has announced its intentions to “reset” the DC Universe, some “old” projects are still moving forward. One project DC fans don’t have to worry about is a sequel to “Joker.” The billion-dollar box office hit earned Joaquin Phoenix a Best Actor Oscar statue back in 2020, earned Todd Phillips a Best Directing Oscar nomination, and certainly showed the filmmaker in a new light.

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Well, as fan sentiment around Warner Bros. Discovery deteriorates rapidly thanks to the cancellation of “Batgirl” and the rumors of sweeping changes regarding the future of the DC superhero film universe, it appears there’s one bit of positive news going around— “Joker 2” is finally officially official. And not only do we have the previously announced release date, but Lady Gaga is confirming her role in the film. 

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It’s been an incredibly rough week for Warner Bros. and the DC Universe following the news that the freshly-appointed bosses had canceled their “Batgirl” film at Discovery in new cost-cutting measures (Discover acquired WB earlier this year). But what is the cornerstone move of any corporation once they deliver bad news or it gets leaked? Strategically offer “good news” to try and counter-balance the negativity of the bad press accrued yesterday.

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So, that “good news” something to distract fans with?

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Of all the wild rumors in the world that turned out to be true, this one seemed like the most far-fetched. But hey, some crazy internet rumors turn out to be true. In a bonkers casting move that will make this one of the most highly anticipated movies of whatever year it arrives (2023?) Lady Gaga is joining the cast of the “Joker” sequel opposite Joaquin Phoenix for director Todd Phillips.

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Send in the clown again. Well, the rumors are true, and it seems director Todd Phillips is getting ahead of them and trying to announce things on his own terms. Following a recent Puck News report that Phillips was “getting close” on a sequel to “Joker 2” and all of us wondering what that means exactly, well, “The Hangover” director has revealed that exactly. Posting to Instagram, Phillips posted the cover page of his “Joker” sequel script, showing the title in the process.

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