Director Todd Phillips on Sunday started shooting for his movie Joker: Folie a Deux and shared franchise star Joaquin Phoenix’s first glimpse as Arthur Fleck aka Joker from the upcoming sequel.

The filmmaker shared Phoenix’s look from the sets of the movie. “Day 1. Our boy,” he wrote alongside the image in which Phoenix can be seen getting shaved with his head tilted back.

The much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 dark and gritty Joker will be a musical. Singer-actor Lady Gaga has joined the cast as the Joker’s love interest Harley Quinn.

The first film was a character study of the iconic Batman villain, who was a struggling comedian and part-time clown performer Arthur Fleck. Phoenix won the best actor Oscar for his performance at the 92nd Academy Award Ceremony in 2020.

Plot details of the sequel are under wraps. Phillips has co-written the screenplay with Scott Silver.

The Warner Bros film is set to hit the theatres in October 2024.