After many rumors, finally last Thursday 4 August, Lady Gaga herself confirmed that she has signed up for the sequel to Todd Phillips’ “Joker”, entitled “Folie à Deux” and which will be released in theaters on October 4, 2024. It seems that Gaga ha did not join the film just to shine as an actress, also to give the song, because the film will be nothing more and nothing less than a musical, a decision that according to Zazie Beetz has all the sense in the world.
Beetz, who played Sophie in “Joker” opposite Joaquin Phoenix, is in full promotion for “Bullet Train” and during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter revealed what he thinks has become of his character and what he thinks of the sequel: “According to me, ends up alive because she never actively harmed Arthur. His victims in the film were usually people who deliberately harmed him. Even in the horror of realizing his state of mind, he recognizes that he is more of a spectator of his situation than an actor in his situation. So she comes out unscathed, at least physically. “
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When the THR reporter asks him how he felt when he found out that, by repeating to the creative team, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ this time it was going to be a musical, Beetz laughs, but it’s very clear: “Actually, I think it makes a lot of sense.”says the actress “I wasn’t entirely surprised. Todd [Phillips] he always had a creative approach to the character. I love musicals and I think of them as if the characters are trying and experiencing so much that they can only sing and dance about it, both with pain and with joy. And in fact it happens to me too, because for me singing and dancing is a rather cathartic experience. I was going through a very, very difficult time at a time in my life and I started dancing and crying on my own. And that was an expression that matched where he was now. And so I can see Arthur, who is trying and experiencing so much, dancing and singing about it. He is the Joker, so I think he makes sense to me. “
When Gaga posted on her Instagram the announcement that she would be joining “Joker 2”, also confirmed that she will play a new version of Harley Quinn, Joker’s accomplice and girlfriend, as well as his psychologist. The latter is an important fact because the film will mainly take place in Arkham Asylum, where, we assume, they will meet, fall in love and where this will help him escape. Indeed, the title of the film translates as “The madness of two” or “The shared madness” from the French. Production will start next December.
Source: E Cartelera
