Joker: Folie a Deux: Last News

Quentin Tarantino has fired back at the people who attacked him for declaring his admiration for Joker: Folie à Deux.In October, the Pulp Fiction director appeared on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast and said he “really, really liked” the sequel, which has been largely derided by a lot of film fans.“I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking,” he said. “But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.“And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.

Lady Gaga poked fun at the much-maligned Joker: Folie à Deux during her Saturday Night Live opening monologue – watch below.The popstar was pulling double duty on SNL on Saturday (March 8), hosting as well as serving as musical guest. As part of the former role, she delivered the show’s monologue, which saw her make herself the butt of the joke.She acknowledged that the 2024 sequel film, in which she starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Harley ‘Lee’ Quinzel, was not met with universal acclaim. “Anyway, I’m an actor now!” she said.

Oscars last night – and they took the chance to throw out a couple of jibes.The 97th Academy Awards went down in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater on Sunday (March 2), with Sean Baker’s Anora taking home the biggest prizes, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress for Mikey Madison.At one point, a team of the city’s fire department took to the stage and were given a standing ovation by the starry audience for their role in saving lives during the devastating wildfires that swept through the city in January.Host Conan O’Brien introduced them and went on to say that there were “some jokes even I’m not brave enough to tell”, instead asking the firefighters to read the “controversial” jokes off the prompter.LAFD captain Erik Scott said: “Our hearts go out to all of those who have lost their homes…and I’m talking about the producers of Joker 2.”LAFD helicopter pilot Jonith Johnson was up next. “To play Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet learned how to sing,” he said.

Lady Gaga has spoken about the poor critical reception to Joker: Folie à Deux, in which she played Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker.Following 2019’s hugely-successful Joker, its sequelfaced mounting anticipation due in part to the first film’s positive, though controversial, reception, along with the addition of Gaga to the cast.The film’s release in October, however, was met with hugely negative reviews by critics along with a dismal performance at the box office. Tim Dillon, who appeared in the film as an Arkham Asylum security guard, revealed that he and his fellow cast members were already skeptical about the film’s final cut during production.Gaga, on the other hand, previously called director Todd Phillips’ decision to make the sequel a musical as “a very big swing” and also praised the film’s “audacity and complexity”.Now, in a new interview with Elle, Gaga was asked about the film’s public reception.

Lady Gaga’s duet with Bruno Mars, ‘Die With A Smile’, is set to be a large part of her upcoming album.The singer first teased her as-yet-untitled seventh solo studio album back in October, two months after dropping the Mars collab.Initially, the track – which has received Grammy nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance, was promoted as a standalone single, but Gaga told the L.A. Times in a new interview that it’s going to be part of the album, out in February, after all.“It’s a huge part of my album,” shared Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta.

Joker: Folie à Deux, has revealed actors on set had already been predicting that the film would flop.Following its release to largely negative reviews, it became the first Hollywood comic book movie adaptation to have earned a ‘D’ score, and drew an estimated domestic box office opening of $40million (£30.5million) on its opening weekend.That was roughly half of the equivalent take of its predecessor – well short of its original projections of $70million, which Warner Bros. were reportedly “stunned and sorely disappointed” by.During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Dillon, who played an an Arkham Asylum security guard, said many actors on set predicted as much, saying it was “the worst film ever made.”“I think what happened, after the first ‘Joker,’ there was a lot of talk like, ‘Oh, this was loved by incels.

Quentin Tarantino has shared his thoughts on Todd Phillips‘ Joker: Folie à Deux – see what he had to say below.Despite the Joaquin Phoenix– and Lady Gaga-led film performing rather disappointingly at the box office, the Kill Bill director praised the film, saying he “really, really liked it” on the latest episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.Tarantino – who has struck up a friendship with Phillips over the years – expanded on his thoughts: “I went to see it expecting to be impressed by the filmmaking. But I thought it was going to be an arms-length, intellectual exercise that ultimately I wouldn’t think worked like a movie, but that I would appreciate it for what it is.And I’m just nihilistic enough to kind of enjoy a movie that doesn’t quite work as a movie. That’s like a big, giant mess to some degree.

Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he was once approached by Christopher Nolan about playing the Joker in The Dark Knight.The actor, who went on to win an Oscar for playing the same character in Todd Phillips’ 2019 film Joker, and returned for its maligned 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, opened up about his previous close encounter with the Batman villain in a new interview with Rick Rubin.During an appearance on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin, he recalled a meeting with Nolan as the director was preparing to cast the beloved 2008 film.“I remember I talked to Chris Nolan about The Dark Knight and that didn’t happen for whatever reason,” he said. “I wasn’t ready then.

Taxi Driver Paul Schrader only managed to watch 25 minutes of Joker: Folie à Deuxbefore he decided “that was enough” and left.Although director Todd Philips credited Schrader’s 1976 classic as a strong influence on the Joker sequel, Schrader admitted that he wasn’t won over by the sequel, which has been far from a resounding hit. He went as far to describe it as a “really bad musical.”“I see who’s coming up. I go to the multiplex,” Schrader told Interview about what he gets up to when not writing and directing.

Joker: Folie à Deux is reportedly coming to digital platforms as soon as the end of this month, significantly earlier than expected.The film endured a tough opening weekend at the box office earlier this month, drawing approximately $40million (£30.5million) domestically, which was roughly half of the equivalent of its 2019 predecessor. The figure was also well short of Warner Bros.’ original projections of $70million, and the studio was reportedly “stunned and sorely disappointed” by the results.The film had a budget of $190million (£145million), and as reported by Variety, even after two weekends, its global intake is $165million (£126million), compared to the $248million (£190million) the first film drew after just three days.Now, the same report claims that the film will be hitting home entertainment platforms on October 29, less than four weeks after its cinematic release.

Terrifier 3 looks set to beat Joker: Folie à Deux at the box office in the US this weekend.It comes after the latter drew an estimated domestic box office opening of $40million (£30.5million) on its opening weekend – roughly half of its predecessor, and well short of its original projections of $70million (£53.5million) three weeks ago. The film had a budget of $190million (£145million).Now, with Terrifier 3 expected to gross beyond $11million (£8.41million) on its opening weekend when it is officially released tomorrow (October 11), that is likely to knock Todd Phillips‘ sequel off the top spot, according to Deadline.Ticket sales for the Joker sequel are projected to drop by at least 60 per cent to 65 per cent in its second weekend, which would amount to between $13million (£9.9million) and $15million (£11.4million).As recently noted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is also 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.Even critically maligned comic book films, such as The Marvels or The Flash, have previously scored respectable CinemaScore marks, with both examples being given a ‘B’ grade.Folie à Deux also currently sits on a lowly 33 per cent critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes – compared to Joker’s 68 per cent.In a four-star review of Folie à Deux, NME wrote: “In short, Phillips and 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.

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 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.

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.

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 performed a rendition of ‘Happy Mistake’ inspired by her character of Harley Quinn from Joker: Folie à Deux while on Jimmy Kimmel.The pop icon appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night (October 1) where she promoted her new film Joker: Folie à Deux as well as the film’s companion album ‘Harlequin‘.Gaga’s stripped-back rendition highlighted her vocal ability alongside the same raw emotion and intensity that created her character in the Sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 film Joker. Speaking to Kimmel about the track following her performance, Gaga said: “It was inspired by the movie, it was inspired by my character Harley, and just also kind of this reflection on my life as a performer.“It’s meant to be a really personal song about how sometimes we can go through dark times and feel like happiness is an accident when it happens.”Gaga also opened up about ‘Harlequin’ and explained that the album is not the film’s soundtrack but rather “a concept record and it’s a companion piece to the film.

Lady Gaga has opened up about her struggle with letting her character Harley Quinn from Joker: Folie A Deux go.The pop star appeared alongside her co-star Joaquin Phoenix on the red carpet in London for the UK premiere of the film earlier this week. While on the carpet, the ‘Just Dance’ singer took a moment to speak with Sky News about why she was having a hard time giving up her character.“I don’t really know if I did because I’ve made a whole record about her,” Gaga explained, referring to the film’s companion LP ‘Harlequin‘ which was released today (September 27).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 all feature on ‘Harlequin’.Speaking to Sky News about the creation of the LP, Gaga said: “I think the whole experience inspired me through and through.

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.

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.