It will have its world premiere on Friday October 4. the movie Joker: Folie à Deux to the joy of his millions of followers. A film once again starring actors Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga who already surprised everyone with their performance in the first film released in 2019 and visible on Netflix. The director of this new thriller is once again Todd Phillips and he recently made a statement to Entertainment Weekly in which he explained that he and actor Joaquin Phoenix were psychologically scarred after filming. joker. According to Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix experienced great anxiety, especially in the musical scenes with Lady Gaga: “He became nervous from singing with Gaga. “I was literally sick every day.” According to the director, the pressure of sharing the scene with one of the biggest musical stars in the world greatly affected the famous actor.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix experienced anxiety while filming joker because the singing and dancing sequences required a high level of vocal precision and choreographic. The famous actor likes to fully immerse himself in the role before filming, and Phillips explained that he had to tackle these scenes just nine days after filming began. It’s clear that having to sing live alongside a music star like Lady Gaga was too demanding a challenge. The actor admitted that he felt very insecure about Lady Gaga’s musical abilities.
Todd Phillips also explained that In the end the actors supported each other during the filming of these scenes. As he explained: “They were giving each other advice.” Phoenix, even though he didn’t feel safe jokerhe gave advice on acting to Lady Gaga and the singer to the actor on music. “She told him more specific things, like that he wasn’t giving the right grade. “It’s a different type of collaboration, but that’s what makes a movie great,” Phillips added.
The wait before the film Joker: Folie à Deux
After the success of its predecessor in 2019, everyone is waiting for the film to release Joker: Folie à Deux. The film raised many expectations, but the negative reviews are already starting to be heard. The protagonist is once again Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), who, after unleashing chaos in Gotham, is admitted to Arkham Asylum while awaiting trial for his crimes as the Joker. Arthur must face his dual identity, but he has also found true love and discovered the music that, even if he didn’t know it, has always been within him.
The director of the film it’s Todd Phillips again who also explained in the interview the reason why he decided to make a new film: “After the first Joker, Joaquín and I were really sad. “We became very attached to Arthur and wanted to spend more time with him.” “There is a light and a beauty to Arthur, something we wanted to explore more. “What happens when someone like him, who hears music in his head, finds love for the first time?” added the director of Joker: Folie à Deux.
The first comments on the film
For many, the sequel to Joker Madness, according to the comments of those who have already seen it, with production and soundtrack at the level of its predecessorbut it does not have the same narrative power. There was also a focus on the character of Harley Quinn, a role taken over by Lady Gaga, as she lacks the necessary depth that the other protagonist in this film would need.
the movie Joker: Folie à Deux can be considered a tribute to Hollywood genre films of the 60s since it includes music from the second Rat Pack era with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Angie Dickinson and Peter Lawford. It also includes dance numbers in which we will have the opportunity to see Joaquin Phoenix take a few steps again.
In addition to Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the casting highlights the performance of actress Catherine Keener who plays Maryanne StewartArthur’s lawyer who helps him cope with his dramatic situation and actor Brendan Glesson in the role of the unpredictable Jackie Sullivan. Also in the cast of this film are actors Zazie Beet who plays Sophie Dumond, Ken Leung, Harry Lawtey as Harvey Dent and Steve Coogan as Paddy Meyers, among others.
You’ll have to wait to see the film Joker: Folie à Deux For be able to assess whether it lives up to its predecessor and if it was really worth making a sequel to this film and if the weight of the music is excessive as many have already pointed out.
