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Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

Where Joker: Folie à Deux says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Gotham is made of New York and New Jersey: an abandoned hospital, a Manhattan courthouse and the Bronx stairs.

Scenes and places

Arthur meets Lee at Arkham

At a music therapy session in Arkham, Arthur meets Lee, who says she grew up in his neighborhood and admires the Joker. Their bond grows as they start imagining life as a stage musical.

Set in Arkham State Hospital — Where Arthur Fleck is held while he awaits trial.

A closed-down hospital in New Jersey stands in for Arkham.

Filmed at Essex County Isolation Hospital, Belleville, New Jersey — Arkham scenes were filmed at this abandoned hospital. The coordinates given are the town of Belleville, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The fire at the film screening

During a film screening, Lee starts a fire. She and Arthur are caught trying to escape, and Arthur ends up in solitary confinement.

Set in Arkham State Hospital, screening room — Where the patients watch a film.

Inside the hospital; the source gives no separate filming location for this room.

The crowd outside the courthouse

On the day of the trial, the prosecutor calls witnesses who dismiss Arthur's claims of insanity. Outside, a crowd demands Joker's arrest.

Set in Gotham courthouse — The court where Arthur is tried.

The courthouse stands at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan.

Filmed at New York County Courthouse, 60 Centre Street, Manhattan — Gaga filmed scenes with a crowd of extras demanding Joker's arrest outside this courthouse. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lee and Arthur on the stairs

Arthur wanders Gotham and meets Lee on the stairs outside his old apartment.

Set in Stairs outside Arthur's old apartment — The stairway outside Arthur's old apartment building.

A public stairway in the Bronx that became a tourist stop after the first film.

Filmed at Joker Stairs, West 167th Street, Highbridge, Bronx — Filmed here in April 2023; the stairs also appear in the first film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Arthur Fleck — A man held in Arkham awaiting trial for crimes he committed two years earlier.
• Harleen "Lee" Quinzel — An Arkham patient who admires Joker and becomes close to Arthur.