No next Joker movie has a release date. Warner Bros. released Joker: Folie à Deux in US theaters on October 4, 2024, and the studio has not announced a third film, a title, or a date since. There is no script in production, no director attached, and no window on the calendar. Any date you see circulating for a Joker 3 comes from speculation, not from the studio.
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The short answer, and why
The Arthur Fleck story told across Joker (2019) and Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) is the only Joker film series Warner Bros. has made. Director Todd Phillips has given no indication that a third chapter is in development, and the sequel's box office and reviews made a follow-up harder to justify than the 2019 film did.
Joker grossed over a billion dollars worldwide on a modest budget. Folie à Deux opened to mixed reviews and earned substantially less, which changes the math for any studio weighing a sequel. Warner Bros. has also reshaped its DC film strategy under DC Studios, so a new Joker would more likely appear inside a broader Batman or DC Universe project than in a standalone Phillips-style sequel.
What is confirmed today
- Joker (2019) starred Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and won two Academy Awards.
- Joker: Folie à Deux opened in US theaters on October 4, 2024, with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.
- No Joker 3 has been greenlit, dated, or openly discussed by Warner Bros. or DC Studios.
- Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II is dated for October 1, 2027. It is a separate continuity and not a Joker film.
How to track the announcement
Option 1: Watch official studio channels
- Pros: Warner Bros. press releases, CinemaCon presentations, and Comic-Con panels are definitive. If a date is announced there, it is real.
- Cons: Studios announce late, often only once casting and a start date are locked, so you hear about a film months after the deal is signed.
Option 2: Follow the trade press
- Pros: Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter break writer, director, and casting deals early. A Joker project would surface there first.
- Cons: Early deals collapse. A writer in talks or a director meeting is not a greenlit film.
Use the trades as an early warning system and treat a studio date as the only confirmation. If a Joker film is coming, you will see a writer or director deal first, then a production start, then a date.
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What has to happen before a date exists
- A writer pitches a story and gets a deal.
- A director and cast attach.
- The studio sets a budget and a production start.
- Only then does a release date get announced, usually 18 to 30 months out.
None of those steps has been reported for a third Joker film. That is why the honest answer stays the same: no date exists yet.
Related releases to watch instead
If you want Joker-adjacent screen time, watch for The Batman Part II on October 1, 2027, plus the DC Studios slate as it fills in. A Joker appearance in another film is not the same as a Joker movie, but it is the likeliest route for the character to return to theaters before any standalone sequel.