‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Star Harry Lawtey on Joaquin Phoenix Pranking His Mother, His Bromance With Kit Harington and Keeping Intimacy Coordinators ‘Very Busy’ on HBO’s ‘Industry’
variety.comTatiana Siegel On the set of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Joaquin Phoenix stayed in full makeup even when the cast was workshopping a scene.
That left one unsuspecting parent in full panic mode. “Joaquin suggested, as a joke, that we FaceTime my mum and scare her,” recalls Harry Lawtey, whoplays Harvey Dent, the courtroom nemesis of the titular maniac. “My mum was in England, so it was quite late, and she was getting ready for bed.
And I said, ‘Hello,’ and then I brought the phone up to my face, and Joaquin put his head on my shoulder. My mum screamed, ran away and woke up my dad.” Terrified mums notwithstanding, Lawtey says Phoenix put on “a master class” every day that leftthe 27-year-old Brit in awe. “To watch him do that laugh and to see the effect on him — on everyone — blew my mind,” Lawtey says. “He would be coughing after each take.
It was an education to watch him move through different flavors and shades of that performance.” The “Joker” sequel hits theaters on Oct.
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