Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga were present at the Venice Film Festival to present the film’Joker: Madness for Two‘. “Releasing the second part in Venice seemed like the right and most logical thing to do,” said director Todd Phillips at a press conference, who is back in the running for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival five years after winning it with the first . is part of this successful psychological portrait of the villain.
The actor who plays this criminal clown, Joaquin Phoenix, admitted to having dreamed about his old character, which prompted the film’s director to make a sequel to the storyhas.
“Joker: Folie à Deux”, which will make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, picks up where the original film left off, featuring comic book villain Joker locked in a prison high security awaiting trial for multiple murders.
In prison, he becomes captivated by an asylum patient, Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga, who reciprocates. An intense love story that develops with the troubled couple revealing through song the last vestiges of light that shelter their souls.
“I had this dream where I acted like the Joker “I was making songs and I just called Todd because I thought maybe there was something in there,” confessed the actor, who is reprising the comedic character that won him his first Oscar in 2020.
Phoenix and Gaga appear in the film, which is part legal drama, part prison story, and part tender romance. sing unique interpretations of classics, like Judy Garland’s “Get Happy”; and the showbiz anthem “That’s Entertainment,” giving the film a very different feel from its predecessor.
“The way the music is used is to give the characters a way to express what they need to say, because the scene and the dialogue alone is not enough,” Lady Gaga explained.
Phoenix and his preparation to play the Joker
Phoenix made headlines with the first Joker when he revealed he had lost 50 pounds in preparation for the role. This time, he underwent a similar transformation. However, on this occasion, he refused to Give details about your diet. Furthermore, he acknowledged that while his significant weight loss is harmless, he does not want to repeat it.
“I’m 49 now, I probably shouldn’t do this again,” he said, adding that having to do so many dance routines and rehearsals while following a strict diet had taken its toll.and we gave him blueberries when he was very hungry,” Lady Gaga clarified.
She explained that she too I had lost a lot of weight for the role and had changed his singing style. “For me, a lot of it was about unlearning technique, forgetting how to breathe and allowing the song to completely come out of character,” he admitted.
The first part of “Joker” also premiered in Venice, winning rave reviews and the competition’s top prize, before grossing more than $1 billion at the global box office.
The director indicated that I was more nervous for presenting the sequel, one of the most anticipated titles at Venice. “I think it’s much easier to propose something like Insurgent than the current film. There’s a lot more expectation about a second film,” Phillips said.
