The actor behind the Joker 2 twist comes out of silence: “I've kept it a secret for two years”

He defends the controversial ending of Folie à deux and the audacity of director Todd Phillips.

Warning, this article contains spoilers regarding Joker: Folie à deux

The continuation of Joker did not leave spectators indifferent, for better and especially for worse. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have chosen to take the opposite view of the 2019 film, which enjoyed immense success with more than a billion in box office revenue, awards in Venice and the Oscar for best actor for its star.

5 years later, Joker: Folie à deux turned everything upside down. During his trial, and despite the influence of Harleen “Lee” Quinzel (Lady Gga), Arthur Fleck denied his split personality and took responsibility for the murders he had committed. He's not the Joker, and he never was. But he “gave birth” to him in a final sequence where a fellow inmate stabs him to death before giving himself the Joker's smile with his knife.

This “Young Prisoner” (this is the name of his role on IMDB) is played by an actor rather unknown to the battalion: Connor Storrie. Until now, he had distinguished himself in short films, a few TV series and Rileyan independent film noted at the Festival. He's now famous for being the murderer of Arthur Fleck, but will he continue to play the Joker? He came out of silence for an interview with TMZ (via Variety):

“It was very clear that it was Joaquin's film. I found my place in there. That doesn't mean that's where I'm headed, that's who I am. It's a part of Arthur's story, not necessarily something that will be developed after that. It was very clear.”

The young actor continues:

“I didn't even think about what that might mean or where it might go. Obviously the Joker has a huge fan base. We even worship him. I couldn't even believe I was there, that I was part of this. It was so secret. I knew nothing else about the film apart from the scene I performed. They were very serious. I didn't tell anyone for two years.”

As for the film's reception, Connor Storrie has no problem with the controversy, recalling that Folie à deux divided the public even before its release when it was announced that it would be a musical. “I prefer this than something boring or too clean“He even congratulates Todd Phillips.”for having the balls to take such a bold turn, especially knowing the fanatics who follow the Joker and the praise the first film received.”