Audiences noticed the jarring bodily presence of Joaquin Phoenix within the first Joker movie and the actor says it was tougher this time round.
Joker: Folie à Deux is simply weeks away and whereas the film was considerably being billed as a musical, each director Todd Phillips and star Woman Gaga are curbing expectations for audiences who’re pondering they’re in for an Within the Heights-type expertise. Phillips said, “Most of the music in the movie is really just dialogue,” Phillips stated. “It’s just Arthur not having the words to say what he wants to say, so he sings them instead.” Phillips added, “I just don’t want people to think that it’s like In the Heights, where the lady in the bodega starts to sing and they take it out onto the street, and the police are dancing. No disrespect, because I loved In the Heights.“ At the Venice Film Festival, Gaga said she would describe it as a musical, “It’s very different. The music is a way to give the characters a way to express themselves because the dialogue wasn’t enough.”
In accordance with Deadline, the movie’s star Joaquin Phoenix would additionally add an anecdote about getting in Arthur Fleck’s form for the sequel. Phoenix is a kind of actors who actually commits to the function and for the final Joker movie, he revealed in 2020 that he misplaced a staggering 52 kilos to embody the function of Arthur Fleck. This time, Phoenix explains,
I’m not going to speak by means of specifics of the weight loss plan, however this time it felt a bit extra difficult simply because there was a lot dance rehearsal that we have been doing, which I didn’t have final time. I’m now 49, I in all probability shouldn’t do that once more. That is in all probability it for me.”
Phoenix would additionally subject a query about his current departure from Todd Haynes‘ film that was set to go into production. Haynes’ movie revolves round two males who’re intense lovers and depart California for Mexico. The rationale for Phoenix’s exit is unclear. Nonetheless, some have questioned if the challenge’s intimate and specific content material was an element. Phoenix can be inquired in regards to the scenario surrounding his abrupt exit and he would reply, “If I do, I’d just be sharing my opinion from my perspective and the other creatives aren’t here to share their piece so I don’t think that would be helpful. So I won’t.”
