It definitely appears that Warner Bros. is trying to distract us from the fact that it just threw away almost a hundred million dollars for nothing.

After filming on Batgirl wrapped up earlier this year, Warner Bros. just "confirmed" that the upcoming HBO Max comic book film will no longer premiere at all despite being a finished product.

Now, according to Lady Gaga, the upcoming Joker sequel will premiere on October 4, 2024, five years exactly after the original film came out.

The talks of a Joker sequel have floated around the internet since the award-winning film came out in 2019. The smash hit starring Joaquin Phoenix received both critical acclaim and commercial success. To date, Joker remains the highest-grossing R-rated film at the global box office and the only one to breach the billion-dollar mark.

So, despite the uncertainty surrounding a follow-up, no one was really surprised when the film's co-writer and director, Todd Philipps, confirmed that Joker 2 is in the works with later rumors suggesting that Lady Gaga has joined the cast as Harley Quinn.