Joaquin Phoenix was “sick every day” with nerves over Lady Gaga duet in ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’

nme.com:

Joaquin Phoenix was “sick every day” because he was so nervous about singing with Lady Gaga on the set of Joker: Folie à Deux, the film’s director has said.The film is the follow-up to 2019’s Joker, and is out in cinemas on October 4.

It received its premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival this week (September 4), with some of the early reactions hailing it as the “movie of the year”.According to director Todd Phillips, Phoenix had to perform with Gaga as early as nine days into shooting, but despite his nerves, they both helped each other out.“The truth is, they gave each other pointers.

He’d give her pointers about acting; she’s been in movies, but he’s Joaquin Phoenix,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “She gave him tips about music because she’s Lady Gaga.

It’s what movies should be: a giant collaboration.”Phoenix and Gaga cover numerous songs throughout the film, including Sammy Davis Jr.’s ‘Gonna Build a Mountain’ and Judy Garland’s ‘Get Happy,’ which mostly take place in protagonist Arthur Fleck’s mind.Phillips addressed elsewhere in the interview whether Joker: Folie A Deux could be considered a musical.“I got a little heat for saying it’s not really a musical.