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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.

Joker: Folie a Deux” didn’t make the final cut of the movie — and now, director Todd Phillips is revealing why. While filming the sequel in March 2023, the singer-turned-actress, 38, was photographed sharing a same-sex kiss with a female protester. In the deleted scene, Gaga’s character, Lee, a grittier version of Harley Quinn, stops while walking up the courthouse steps and grabs a woman in the crowd before planting a fat one on her.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” hit a sour note for some audiences.The highly anticipated “Joker” sequel, which hit theaters on Friday, is underwhelming at the box office, and for those who did see the movie, they weren’t staying long. Social media users took the internet by storm to share why Joaquin Phoenix, who reprised his role as the Joker, and Lady Gaga, who played Harley Quinn, didn’t cut it for them. “Guys, me and my wife are at the view, and we’re going to watch ‘Joker 2’ and the screening before us, everyone’s leaving.

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.

according to The Numbers.The Todd-Phillips-directed psychological thriller, which The Post called “a pointless sequel,” is a follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” which earned Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his titular role, an Oscar. It is also a musical — and The Post said Phoenix and his co-star Lady Gaga, who plays his love interest, Harley Quinn, “sing for no reason.”The supervillain flick, which cost $200 million to make, is projected to take in at most $47 million on its opening weekend in 4,102 theaters, according to Deadline.That figure is around half of what the original film made on its opening weekend.

Nick Cave has made a surprise appearance on the Joker: Folie à Deux soundtrack.As expected the newly released tracklist, which is out today (October 4), features a host of songs involving the film’s main stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.But it opens with The Bad Seeds frontman performing a medley which includes a cover of ‘Slap That Bass’, originally composed by George Gershwin for the 1937 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical, Shall We Dance, ‘Get Happy’, famously performed by Judy Garland in the 1950 musical Summer Stock and ‘What The World Needs Now Is Love’, a 1965 hit by Jackie DeShanno. You can listen to the medley below.The soundtrack also features a host of covers that appear in the film including The Bee Gees‘ ‘To Love Somebody’, which is performed by Phoenix and Gaga.Gaga also released her own companion album to the movie ‘Harlequin’, last week.That record featured a number of jazz covers including ‘Oh, When The Saints’, ‘Get Happy‘ and ‘That’s Life‘, along with a few original tracks.The movie is also officially released in cinemas today (October 4).NME gave Joker: Folie à Deux a four-star review, saying that Gaga “shines in a provocative prison musical” and: “[director Todd] Phillips and [co-writer Scott] Silver have delivered the last thing anyone expected: a socially responsible Joker movie that finds an intriguing way to explore the consequences (both on and offscreen) of the first film.

Just when I was ready to declare that Joker: Folie à Deux isn’t a musical, it turned into one. Despite any confusion or misdirection that preceded its release, and notwithstanding that the film eases slowly into having its characters say their piece in song, director Todd Phillips’ sequel to his grim 2019 hit Joker eventually does let its musical-loving freak flag fly.Though, unlike the Hollywood musicals the movie references through posters, clips, and song and design choices, Folie à Deux doesn’t exude joy or winsome romance.

Joaquin Phoenix teams up with Lady Gaga in the sequel to 2019’s Joker.Directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover), Joker: Folie à Deux picks up as Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) is institutionalised at Arkham Asylum awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker, where he meets fellow patient Lee Quinzel (Gaga).Other cast members include Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Jacob Lofland, and Ken Leung.At the time of writing, Warner Bros. has not announced a sequel.

Lady Gaga arrived on the pop scene16 years ago, it seemed as if she were going to “Just Dance.”But, while she can still keep up in her platform heels, the 38-year-old superstar has done so much more than that — as both a singer and an actress.Gaga’s new surprise album “Harlequin” — which she just announced on Tuesday before releasing it on Friday — is a companion LP to her movie “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which hits theaters on Oct. 4.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the red carpet together in London last night (September 26) for the UK premiere of Joker: Folie A Deux.The pair posed for pictures together alongside the film’s director Todd Phillips. They also took time to speak to the crowd in attendance, with Phoenix even surprising fans outside the cinema with tickets to see the film.Gaga dressed in an outfit seemingly nodding to ‘Harlequin’, her upcoming Folie À Deux “companion album”, with music inspired by the film, which she unveiled earlier this week.The album is set for release this Friday (September 27) a week before the movie opens in cinemas worldwide on October 4, the fifth anniversary of 2019’s Joker.

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.

announced a surprise album, “Harlequin,” that will serve as a companion to her “Joker: Folie a Deux.” The 13-song set will arrive on Friday, a week before the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster “Joker” hits theaters on Oct. 4.

Lady Gaga has announced the album ‘Harlequin’, a companion album to the movie Joker: Folie à Deux.The album is set for release this Friday (September 27) a week before the movie opens in cinemas worldwide on October 4, the fifth anniversary of 2019’s Joker. Gaga appears alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the titular Joker, while the likes of Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson and Zazie Beetz also feature.The singer – real name Stefani Germanotta, who plays Harley Quinn in the movie – shared the news on social media this afternoon (September 24).Joker: Folie à Deux has been referred to as a jukebox musical, with covers of a number of jazz standards including ‘Oh, When The Saints’, ‘Get Happy‘ and ‘That’s Life‘, along with a few original tracks, which are all set to feature on ‘Harlequin’.A post shared by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga)In an interview with Vogue earlier this month, Gaga said that she drew on her own experiences when playing the character: “Harley Quinn is a character people know from the ether of pop culture.

Joaquin Phoenix.The untitled movie, which was set to star the Joker actor and Top Gun: Maverick‘s Danny Ramirez, followed two men as they develop an intense romantic relationship and leave 1930s Los Angeles for Mexico.It was directed by Todd Haynes, who is best known for 1998’s Velvet Goldmine. According to Deadline, Phoenix left the set of the movie weeks before it was set to begin production in Guadalajara, Mexico, and producers tried to put the project back together before it completely died.Now, producer Christine Vachon has described the abandoned film as a “tragedy”.“Pretty much what happened is what’s out there for you to read.

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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.

James McAvoy has claimed that his involvement in Split only came to fruition because Joaquin Phoenix abandoned it two weeks before filming.In an episode of podcast Happy Sad Confused, released yesterday (September 13), host Josh Horowitz brought up the fact that Phoenix was attached to the 2016 M. Night Shyamalan film before he was replaced by McAvoy, who played the lead role of Kevin, a troubled man suffering from dissociative identity disorder.“I’m confident enough to think I’ll do it better [than him]” joked McAvoy, laughing.

The Sunday Project in 2020. “Nobody said, ‘Are you OK? Are you fine?’ In fact, if I was to speak up about a bully being mean to me, it would be making it worse for me at school.””Being bullied has taught me the importance of kindness because it is something that can be fixed.”pic.twitter.com/wVnt4TxkRsThe singer skyrocketed into the mainstream in 2009 when her hit track “Just Dance” was released along with a series of popular songs on her “The Fame” album like “Paparazzi” and “Poker Face.” New music is expected to be released next month.In a post on her X account Sept.

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.