Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion winner Joker, just had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival — dancing away with a 12½ minute ovation.
Accompanying Phillips at the screening of the Warner Bros./DC film were stars Joaquin Phoenix, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his turn in the first film, and Lady Gaga.
The audience applauded, along with the sounds of “Brava”, whistling and chants for stars “Gaga” and “Joaquin” echoing throughout the theatre.
Phoenix exited the stage first, and Gaga stayed with Phillips for an extra minute or so.
RELATED: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix & Todd Phillips On Why ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ Isn’t Really A Musical, Phoenix Also Talks Exit From Todd Haynes Pic — Venice The crime drama with musical flourishes finds Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) institutionalized at Arkham State Hospital, awaiting trial for his crimes as the Joker.
Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey also star with Zazie Beetz returning as Sophie from the first film.
Earlier in the day, Philipps, Phoenix and Gaga discussed Joker 2 with the press.
And Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score is almost a character in the first film,” Phillips said.
“So when it started taking shape with actual music elements, we thought what if we got Lady Gaga who actually brings music with her.” Gaga noted she wouldn’t actually describe Joker: Folie à Deux as a musical.
Joker: Folie à Deux begins international release on October 2 and goes domestically on October4.
Following his 2019 Golden Lion winner Joker, Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux just wrapped up its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation that lasted for 12.5 minutes.
hanging out with Phillips at the Warner Bros. Starring in the DC movie were Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, who took home the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the first picture.
The theater was filled with cheers from the audience as well as the sounds of “Brava,” whistling, and chants for the stars “Gaga” and “Joaquin.”.
Warm applause kept coming as Gaga waved to the audience. Gaga remained with Phillips for an additional minute or so after Phoenix left the stage first.
See also Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, and Todd Phillips discussing why “Joker: Folie À Deux” isn’t truly a musical and Phoenix discussing his departure from Todd Haynes’ Venice film.
Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) is placed in an institution at Arkham State Hospital while he awaits trial for his crimes as the Joker in this musical crime drama. Arthur, struggling with his dual identity, not only finds the music that has always been inside of him in Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), but he also discovers true love. In addition to Harry Lawtey, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland, and others, Zazie Beetz plays Sophie from the first movie again.
Philipps, Phoenix, and Gaga spoke with the media earlier in the day about Joker 2. Though he acknowledged having more anxiety this time around, Phillips stated this afternoon that he feels “right and correct” to be in Venice with the sequel. “Many more people are anticipating a sequel. Anxiety is higher now. “.
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On the set of the first movie, Phillips said, he talked with Phoenix about the idea of having music play a major role in his follow-up. There is a melodic quality to Arthur, if you recall from the first movie. He frequently expresses his emotions through dancing. In the first movie, Hildur Guðnadóttir’s soundtrack is practically a character, according to Phillips. As it began to take shape with real musical components, we reasoned that it would be great to include Lady Gaga, who does bring real music with her. “.
Gaga stated that she wouldn’t consider Joker: Folie à Deux to be a musical in the true sense. The music gives the characters a means of self-expression because the dialogue was insufficient. It’s very different. “.
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Gaga clarified that the previous movie had affected her. “With Joker, I felt like I got to understand and see something I never understood before. Joaquin’s performance set the bar incredibly high. I believe that sometimes when stories are told about people who are misunderstood by society, the actors and director can show you something unknown to you. “.
2019 saw the return of the iconic Joker, who went on to win the Golden Lion and eleven nominations for the Academy Awards, two of which were converted to victories. With a global box office total of $1.079 billion, it became the first R-rated film to break the $1 billion mark and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time—Deadpool & Wolverine just overtook it).
Joker: October 2 marks the start of the film’s worldwide distribution, and October 4 marks its domestic release.
