“Joker: Folie À Deux” Production Sound Mixer Steven Morrow Dissects 3 Essential Scenesew

“We tried to do everything we could to make the best sounding movie,” says production sound mixer Steven Morrow about director Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie À Deux. “Larry’s cinematography is beautiful, and with the amount of effort and time he puts into it, we wanted to put that kind of energy and emotion into our ...

By Daron James  |  October 14, 2024

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“Joker: Folie À Deux” Cinematographer Lawrence Sher Dissects 3 Essential Scenes

“The movie is an extension and a further exploration of this idea of our shadow selves as human beings,” Joker: Folie À Deux cinematographer Lawrence Sher tells The Credits. “We all have sides of ourselves that we hide from people. There are also sides we show to people that aren’t really authentic, and that’s what ...

By Daron James  |  October 11, 2024
The Villain Returns to Venice as “Joker: Folie à Deux” Makes its World Premiere

Five years after winning the Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, DC’s most iconic villain is back on the Lido. Co-writer director Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga walked onto the Lido on Wednesday to discuss their hotly-anticipated sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, ahead of its world premiere at the ...

By The Credits  |  September 4, 2024
New “Joker: Folie à Deux” Teasers Unveil Gotham’s Killer New Crooners

“There’s a romance to Arthur in the first film, like when he dances in the bathroom, Arthur has music in him, and that was a logical leaping off point for the sequel,” says Joker: Folie à Deux co-writer/director Todd Phillips about Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) at the start of a new featurette on the upcoming ...

By The Credits  |  September 3, 2024
The Second “Joker: Folie à Deux” Trailer Reveals Gotham’s Most Explosive New Couple

First, we got this brief but potent teaser that offered a fresh, deeply unnerving glimpse at the return of Joquin Phoenix’s sad sack comedian turned killer clown Arthur Fleck crying/laughing (or laughing/crying) in the rain. Next, we got the first full trailer, which revealed Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn and the first cinematic portrayal of the most demented ...

By The Credits  |  July 23, 2024
First “Joker: Folie à Deux” Trailer Unleashes a Twisted Duet

First, we got this brief but potent teaser that offered an unsettling glimpse at Joquin Phoenix’s sad sack comedian turned killer clown Arthur Fleck crying/laughing (or laughing/crying) in the rain—now Warner Bros. has unleashed the full trailer, which finally reveals Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn and the most demented romance in comics history, brought to the ...

By The Credits  |  April 10, 2024
First “Joker: Folie à Deux” Teaser Unleashes Joaquin Phoenix’s Clown Prince of Chaos

Is he laughing or crying? And is there a difference for Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, the tormented stand-up comedian who became a tormentor in Todd Phillips’ original Joker? Warner Bros. has just released the first teaser for Phillips’ follow-up, Joker: Folie à Deux, with the full trailer coming tonight. The teaser is brief yet potent, an ...

By The Credits  |  April 9, 2024
What Kind of Music to Expect in “Joker: Folie á Deux”

Yesterday, Warner Bros. revealed the poster for director Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie á Deux, which finds Joaquin Phoenix’s clown prince of chaos dipping his main squeeze, Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn. The film’s official Twitter page not only revealed the poster but also the date of the first trailer—April 9: The world is a stage. Trailer ...

By The Credits  |  April 3, 2024
Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga Take Center Stage in New “Joker: Folie á Deux” Poster

The most iconic villainous romance in all of comics is coming to the big screen, and a new poster teases just how suitable these two are for each other. Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, better known as the Joker, and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn are locked in a romantic embrace in the poster for director Todd ...

By The Credits  |  April 2, 2024
New “Joker: Folie à Deux” Images Tease a Twisted Romance And a Famous Dance

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, which means Joker: Folie à Deux co-writer/director Todd Phillips was duty bound to share a few new photos of the most twisted romantic partners in the game. Phillips took to Instagram to share three new photos of DC’s most murderous lovebirds, Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) and his main squeeze, Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga). ...

By The Credits  |  February 15, 2024
New “Joker: Folie à Deux” Image Finds Joaquin Phoenix Soaked But Serene

Joker: Folie à Deux co-writer and director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram to share a new photo from the upcoming sequel and to take a moment to reflect on the fact that it was four years ago when Joaquin Phoenix and Phillips unleashed their twisted character study of the iconic supervillain of them on ...

By The Credits  |  October 4, 2023
“Joker 2” Director Todd Phillips Shares Photos of Lady Gaga & Joaquin Phoenix as Sequel Wraps

It’s official—Joker: Folie à Deux has wrapped filming. To celebrate the moment, co-writer and director Todd Phillips took to Instagram to share two images of his leads, Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/the Joker and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. These are the most robust looks we’ve seen of the two scourges of Gotham in character yet. ...

By The Credits  |  April 6, 2023
First Look at Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in “Joker: Folie à Deux” Revealed

Before Valentine’s Day was over, Joker: Folie à Deux co-writer and director Todd Phillips made sure we were all reminded that romance is far from dead, even if it’s deadly. Phillips shared the first image of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in his upcoming sequel, pictured looking quite smitten with psychopath Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix). “Happy Valentines ...

By The Credits  |  February 15, 2023
First “Joker 2” Image Reveals Return of Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck

Joker: Folie À Deux has officially begun filming. How do we know this? Co-writer/director Todd Phillips has shared an image from the sequel to his critical and commercial 2019 hit Joker on Instagram, revealing Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck catching a shave. The caption simply reads: “Day 1. Our Boy. #joker.” I’m not sure I’d go so far ...

By The Credits  |  December 12, 2022
Brendan Gleeson on Why He Joined “Joker 2”

Brendan Gleeson is having quite a moment. The highly regarded performer just hosted Saturday Night Live, and he’s been making the rounds promoting his starring role in director Martin McDonagh’s critically acclaimed black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin. That film, which sees Gleeson re-teaming with his In Bruges co-star Colin Farrell (which McDonagh directed), is getting serious Oscar buzz, which ...

By The Credits  |  October 12, 2022
“Joker 2” Adds Brendan Gleeson

Joker: Folie á Deux just landed an ace performer. The Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, one of the most reliably intriguing performers around, will join Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the sequel, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Gleeson is currently busy taking a victory lap after his latest film, director Martin McDonagh’s Banshees of Inisherin, got a rave reception at ...

By The Credits  |  September 6, 2022
Zazie Beetz Circling a “Joker 2” Return

It sounds like Sophie Dumond might have survived Arthur Fleck’s descent into madness in the original Joker. Or, we might be seeing a fantasy version of her. Zazie Beetz, who played Sophie, one of Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) neighbors and his eventual love interest in Joker, is being eyed for a return in the upcoming sequel,  Joker: Folie ...

By The Credits  |  August 9, 2022
Lady Gaga Releases “Joker 2” Teaser Hyping Upcoming Musical Mayhem

Earlier today, we wrote about how Joker: Folie á Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 blockbuster hit Joker, is coming to a theater near you on October 4, 2024. Now, none other than Lady Gaga, who will be co-starring alongside Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker’s main squeeze and comrade-in-crime, Harley Quinn, released this jaunty little teaser ...

By The Credits  |  August 4, 2022
“Joker 2” With Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga Gets a 2024 Release Date

Joker: Folie á Deux is going to be laughing its way into theaters in 2024. The sequel to Todd Phillips’ smash hit will feature Joaquin Phoenix, of course, in the title role, joined this time by none other than Lady Gaga. Joker: Folie á Deux is now set for an October 4, 2024 release date, which means ...

By The Credits  |  August 4, 2022