Lady Gaga Insists Joker Sequel Is Not a Musical

When Joker: Folie à Deux was first introduced, it appeared fairly simple that the sequel to 2019’s billion-dollar-grossing Joker can be presenting itself as a film musical. It was one thing that confused followers at first, but it surely additionally left them with a little bit of intrigue. How would director Todd Phillips and his crew incorporate the film musical into their psychological tackle the Crown Prince of Crime? Then intrigue was some confusion because the movie started its advertising and marketing marketing campaign as a result of, despite the fact that a few of these components are current within the promotion supplies, the movie isn’t promoting itself as a straight musical, and now, along with Phillips, star Girl Gaga additionally seems to be distancing herself from calling the sequel an precise musical.

Throughout a press convention for the movie, by way of Deadline, on the 81st Venice Worldwide Movie Pageant, the place the film is about to premiere, Girl Gaga stepped away from calling Joker: Folie à Deux a musical. As an alternative, Gaga insisted that the music is getting used extra as a substitute for the dialogue when the characters don’t have the phrases to say what they should say. The actress stated, “It’s very totally different. The music is a option to give the characters a option to categorical themselves as a result of the dialogue wasn’t sufficient.”

Todd Phillips Additionally Says Joker 2 Isn’t a Musical

This isn’t the primary time that the crew behind the movie has stepped away from calling it a straight musical. Regardless of touting that there are track and dance numbers, Phillips beforehand stated that he struggles with labeling it a film musical and echoed what Gaga stated through the Venice Movie Pageant press convention. The director stated, “A lot of the music within the film is admittedly simply dialogue. It’s simply Arthur not having the phrases to say what he needs to say, so he sings them as an alternative.” Nevertheless, Phillips did categorical that he wasn’t positive the way it needs to be described simply but.

“I simply don’t need individuals to suppose that it’s like

Within the Heights

, the place the girl within the bodega begins to sing they usually take it out onto the road, and the police are dancing. No disrespect, as a result of I cherished Within the Heights.”

Joker: Folie à Deux has been described as a jukebox musical, which makes use of established songs and hits slightly than creating unique music. This was famously executed by Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!, which was a bonafide field workplace hit and went on to earn eight Academy Award nominations, together with Greatest Image. Joker: Folie à Deux is stated to incorporate such hits as “That’s Life,” “For As soon as in My Life,” and “Get Comfortable,” amongst others. All stated, the movie will reportedly embody as much as fifteen musical numbers.

Set two years after the primary movie, Joker: Folie à Deux finds Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) as a affected person at Arkham State Hospital the place he meets and falls in love with Harleen “Lee” Quinzel aka Harley Quinn (Girl Gaga), a music therapist on the hospital. Quickly, the 2 discover themselves bonded by their shared psychosis and delusions, which may result in his liberation. The movie additionally stars Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz.