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Wilson Chapman editorZazie Beetz is being eyed to return to the upcoming “Joker” sequel “Folie à Deux,” Variety has confirmed.Beetz appeared in the original 2019 “Joker” as Sophie Dumond, a single mother and the neighbor of Joaquin Phoneix’s Arthur Fleck. How Beetz could reprise her role is an open question: Although the film depicted Arthur entering into a romantic relationship with Sophie, it’s revealed that the majority of their scenes together were a delusion from Arthur’s imagination.

Quentin Tarantino is praising Todd Phillips and Joker: Folie à Deux after the Warner Bros. film bombed at the box office.

Joker: Folie à Deux is finally in cinemas, but do Arthur Fleck and Lee Quinn end up together by the end of the film? Read on for the full breakdown.The sequel to 2019’s Joker was released on October 4, after receiving its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last month. It catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film, where he falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.The film has had a rough opening at the box office, drawing $40million domestically, well short of expectations.

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips’ decision to cut a scene where Lady Gaga kisses another woman.The sequel to 2019’s Joker was released on Friday (October 4), and catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film. He falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.And now, in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Phillips has given his explanation for why a scene in which Lee kisses a woman in a group of protesters outside a courthouse did not make it into the final cut.The scene would have taken place just before one of Fleck’s court appearances, as he is being prosecuted for the crimes he committed in the original film.

Todd Phillips explains why a Joker: Folie à Deux scene with Lady Gaga‘s Harley Quinn kissing another woman didn’t make the final cut.

Joker: Folie à Deux has had a tough opening weekend at the box office, and has registered the lowest CinemaScore audience score for any comic book film ever.As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is the first Hollywood comic book movie adaptation to have earned a ‘D’ score from the market research firm CinemaScore, indicating that many audiences are not enamoured with the sequel.The new movie is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and was released in cinemas on Friday (October 4), after receiving its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last month.It catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film, where he falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.It drew an estimated domestic box office opening of $40million (£30.5million) on its opening weekend, which is roughly half of the equivalent take of its predecessor, and well short of its original projections of $70million three weeks ago. The Hollywood Reporter state that Warner Bros.

Lady Gaga had plenty of inspiration for her upcoming album Harlequin.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Todd Phillips’ villainous musical sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux” will play at the San Sebastian Festival as the surprise film of the ongoing 72nd edition. The movie, starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, world premiered at the Venice Film Festival where it earned an 11-minute standing ovation, and had its North American premiere at Toronto.

Lady Gaga hosted a secret intimate ‘Harlequin‘ listening party in London following the UK premiere of Joker: Folie A Deux.The upcoming movie is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and is set to be released in cinemas on October 4. It catches up with Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film, where he falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.Last night (September 25), the pop icon and Phoenix appeared on the red carpet together in London for the UK premiere of Joker: Folie A Deux. Following the premiere, Gaga made her way to the Nomad where she hosted a secret listening for ‘Harlequin’, the film’s companion album which is set for release tomorrow (September 27).At the party, Gaga played the album in full, whilst singing and dancing with the crowd of die hard fans.

Joker: Folie à Deux has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix FaceTimed his mother in character as a prank on the set of the film.The upcoming movie is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and is released in cinemas on October 4, after receiving its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month.It catches up with Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, while he is a patient at a mental health facility after the events of the first film, where he falls in love with Lady Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.Industry’s Harry Lawtey plays Harvey Dent in the film, and in a new interview with Variety, he revealed that Phoenix, who stayed in full makeup throughout filming, suggested they create a memorable experience for Lawtey’s mum during their time together on set.“Joaquin suggested, as a joke, that we FaceTime my mum and scare her,” he said. “My mum was in England, so it was quite late, and she was getting ready for bed.

Lady Gaga has revealed she drew from her own experiences with “mania” and the “chaos inside” to create her Harley Quinn character in Joker: Folie à Deux.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”.The most recent clip of the film to have been officially shared shows Gaga – who plays Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn – singing ‘Get Happy’ from the 1950 Judy Garland film Summer Stock alongside Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker.In a new interview with Vogue, the actor and singer has opened up about the personal resonance that the character has with her own life, saying: “Harley Quinn is a character people know from the ether of pop culture.”“I had a different experience creating her, namely my experience with mania and chaos inside – for me, it creates a quietness.

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has revealed that scenes from the film were “very often” re-written in Joaquin Phoenix’s trailer at the last minute.The follow up to 2019’s Joker, which is out in cinemas on October 4, 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”.And now, in an interview with Variety, Phillips has revealed that he, Phoenix and co-star Lady Gaga would often sit in the actor’s trailer on the day of a scene’s filming and tear it apart and write a new one.Confirming a story Gaga had previously told Vanity Fair, Phillips said: “My line about Joaquin is that he’s the tunnel at the end of the light. You think, ‘Okay, this scene works, let’s just go shoot it.’ And Joaquin’s like, ‘No, no, no, let’s just have a quick meeting about it,’ and it’s three hours later and you’re rewriting it on a napkin.”The director went on to heap praise on Gaga, highlighting her confidence in acting, despite her relative inexperience.

Joaquin Phoenix has said Lady Gaga “lost a lot of weight” to play Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux.The follow up to 2019’s Joker, which is out on October 4, was premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival earlier today (September 4).During a press conference, Phoenix said that much like 2019’s Joker, he was on a strict diet.“I’m not going to talk through specifics of the diet, because I just think nobody wants to hear that. But this time, it felt a bit more complicated just because there was so much dance rehearsal that we were doing, which I didn’t have last time,” Phoenix said (via Variety).“So it felt a bit more difficult, but it is safe.

and starting to roll out her seventh studio album, looks absolutely over the moon happy with her fiancé, entrepreneur Michael Polansky, in their red carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival. After months of speculation, the pair finally confirmed that they are engaged, and Gaga's smile shines almost as bright as In a dramatic look that reminds us of a couture Maleficent, Gaga walked the red carpet in a black Christian Dior Haute Couture gown featuring a plunging neckline and a voluminous gown, accessorized with fabulous Tiffany diamonds and a dramatic Philip Treacy headpiece. Polansky wore a tux.Pardon my caps…GET YOU SOMEONE WHO LOOKS AT YOU THE WAY LADY GAGA AND HER BUSINESSMAN LOOK AT EACH OTHER OMG.The singer and actor was in town to premiere Joker: Folie a Deux, the movie musical in which she stars as Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck.

Joker: Folie à Deux is one of the year’s most highly anticipated releases, but when can fans in the UK see it in cinemas? Read on for all the details.Todd Phillips’ sequel to his hit 2019 film will see Joaquin Phoenix reprise his role as Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, alongside Lady Gaga as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn, Fleck’s partner and sidekick.The new film takes an unusual departure from its predecessor in that it is a musical, with the most recent preview clip showing Gaga singing a version of ‘Get Happy’, a song from the 1950 Judy Garland film Summer Stock. It is also known that songs such as ‘That’s Life’ and ‘For Once In My Life’ will feature in the film.Here is a new clip from "Joker: Folie À Deux," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.Watch the trailer: https://t.co/6O6turMHBs pic.twitter.com/enleiqWhxk— IndieWire (@IndieWire) September 3, 2024Last month, Phillips suggested Folie à Deux will be the final film in his Joker franchise: “It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world.”In a glowing five-star review of 2019’s Joker, NME wrote: “Yup, instant classic.

Joker: Folie à Deux has been released and sees Lady Gaga‘s Harleen “Lee” Quinzel singing a rendition of ‘Get Happy’ – watch it below.Yesterday (September 3), the first official clip from Todd Phillips‘ Joker sequel was shared on social media. In the clip, Gaga – who plays a version of Harley Quinn – is seen singing ‘Get Happy’ from the 1950 Judy Garland-starring film Summer Stock to Joaquin Phoenix‘s Arthur Fleck.The clip starts with the two sharing a conversation, in which Quinzel tells Fleck that she was a fan of an act he had committed in the first film. It ends with Fleck joining in, singing along with Quinzel.

Joaquin Phoenix‘s dream. Shortly before shooting wrapped on “Joker,” Phoenix confessed to Todd Phillips, the filmmaker who had reimagined Batman’s greatest enemy as an aspiring stand-up with a Travis Bickle complex, that he wasn’t ready to leave the character behind. When he fell asleep one night, Phoenix had a vision of Arthur Fleck, the man behind Joker’s clown makeup, performing onstage, telling jokes and singing.

Joaquin Phoenix has reportedly dropped out of Todd Haynes’ new gay romance film just five days before they were due to start filming.The untitled film was ready to begin shooting in Guadalajara, Mexico next week, but Variety has confirmed that the Oscar-winning actor has withdrawn from the project, with someone close to the film saying Phoenix got “cold feet”.Phoenix had worked on the screenplay of the film alongside Haynes, known for helming Carol, I’m Not There and May December, and Jon Raymond.Variety reports that the future of the project is now in peril, despite it having already been sold to international distributors. The film’s crew are now said to be out of work with losses speculated to potentially exceed seven figures.Unconfirmed speculation suggests that Phoenix’s decision is related to the graphic nature of the sex scenes in the film.

Joaquin Phoenix has said that the upcoming Joker sequel could have been set “in space”.The sequel to 2019’s Joker is set to be released on October 2, with Phoenix returning to the role as Arthur Fleck, and Lady Gaga taking on the role of Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn, the Joker’s sidekick and lover.Joker: Folie à Deux takes an unusual departure from its predecessor in that it is a musical, but in a recent interview with Empire, Phoenix suggested that at one stage it could have taken an even more surprising genre turn.“I had a curiosity about going further with the character,” Phoenix explained. “It felt like you could put him into almost any situation, and I would be interested to see how he would navigate it.

Joaquin Phoenix has opened up about how impressed Lady Gaga was when she heard him sing, recalling how she spat out her coffee.The pair are set to star in the upcoming new Joker film, Joker: Folie à Deux, which is released this October.Phoenix will resume his complex portrayal of the iconic titular DC villain, a role that earned him the Oscar for Best Actor for the first film.Gaga, meanwhile, will play Harley Quinn, Arthur Fleck/Joker’s lover and sidekick in the film.In a new interview with Empire, Phoenix said that when he first sang for Gaga, she not only enjoyed his singing, but also encouraged him too.“I do seem to remember her spitting up coffee… so that felt good, that was exciting, and made me feel confident,” Phoenix shared.“Gaga was always very encouraging of just, ‘go with what you feel, it’s fine,’ ” Phoenix continued. “For somebody who’s not a performer in that way, it can be… uncomfortable to do that, but also very exciting.”The trailer for the film was shared last week (July 23) and gave fans a first glimpse of the new film, which is said to be a musical in part.Recently, the film’s casting director said Lady Gaga’s performance as Harley Quinn will “blow your mind”.Speaking at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, Maisley said (via Deadline): “She’s so good in it, you guys.

is engaged to Michael Polansky, her boyfriend of four years. And in a surprising turn of events, it wasn't even Gaga who revealed the news to the public, but the Prime Minister of France.Two days after her at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Lady Gaga attended a swimming event with Polansky, where she was introduced to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Lady Gaga’s performance in the latest trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, saying it’s Oscar worthy.The actor and singer is set to star in the film alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who will resume his complex portrayal of the iconic titular DC villain, a role that earned him the Oscar for Best Actor for the first film.Gaga will play Harley Quinn, Arthur Fleck/Joker’s lover and sidekick in the film. In the new trailer, we get a much more detailed look at Gaga’s Quinn, which sees her singing dark versions of popular songs alongside Phoenix.Fans online have been reacting to the trailer, which arrived today (July 23), saying her performance already looks Oscar worthy.