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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.

Jack Nicholson made a rare public appearance for Saturday Night Live’s 50th Anniversary celebration episode, making up part of the live crowd and introducing one of the acts.Appearing in the audience for the episode, the acting legend was applauded as he introduced a former SNL cast member, saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, Adam Sandler!” An excited crowd was led by Sandler saying “Let’s hear it for Jack baby! Jack made it out tonight! Love you brother”. The pair appeared together in the 2003 comedy hit Anger Management.One of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars, Jack Nicholson is best known for his work in cinema classics like The Shining, Chinatown, A Few Good Men, and as The Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 version of Batman.

the 2024 DC sequel completely flopped in a new interview with Elle.“People just sometimes don’t like some things. It’s that simple,” Gaga, 38, said in the cover story, published Tuesday.“And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it,” she explained.

Nikki Glaser ripped into “Joker 2” during her opening monologue at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday night. The comedian, 40,teed up two quips about the Joaquin Phoenix-Lady-Gaga-starring box-office bomb, a musical sequel to 2019’s “Joker,” with some lighthearted wisecracks about another 2024 movie musical, “Wicked.”“I did not know a lot about ‘Wicked’ going into this because I had friends in high school,” Glaser joked. “But I loved it.

“Joker: Folie à Deux,” but he has strong opinions about the movie.The 39-year-old called the DC sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga “the worst film ever made” on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week.“I think what happened, after the first ‘Joker,’ there was a lot of talk like, ‘Oh, this was loved by incels. This was loved by the wrong kinds of people.

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.

“Joker: Folie à Deux.”The famous writer-director, 78, revealed that he, like many others, walked out of the movie theater when he watched the DC sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.“I saw about 10 or 15 minutes of it,” Schrader told Jeremy O. Harris for an Interview magazine story published Monday.“I left, bought something, came back, saw another 10 minutes,” Schrader added. “That was enough.”Ironically, Schrader wrote the script for Martin Scorsese’s 1976 “Taxi Driver,” which had a big influence on the first “Joker” film, directed by Todd Phillips.

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 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.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending.In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide this weekend to a muted $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, less than half that of its predecessor.The collapse was swift and has many in the industry wondering: How did the highly anticipated sequel to an Oscar-winning, billion-dollar film with the same creative team go wrong?Just three weeks ago, tracking services pegged the movie for a $70 million debut, which would still have been down a fair amount from “Joker’s” record-breaking $96.2 million launch in Oct.

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 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 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.

Lord of the Rings marathon on March 22, 2025 at the BFI IMAX which will be introduced by three-time Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore.Shore will also join Canadian film director and screenwriter in introducing screenings of the 1996 film Crash as well as 1998’s Dead Ringers.

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.

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.

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.