One of many stars of Joker: Folie à Deux has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix FaceTimed his mom in character as a prank on the set of the movie.
The upcoming film is a sequel to 2019’s Joker and is launched in cinemas on October 4, after receiving its world premiere on the Venice Movie Competition earlier this month.
It catches up with Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, whereas he’s a affected person at a psychological well being facility after the occasions of the primary movie, the place he falls in love with Woman Gaga’s Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.
Trade’s Harry Lawtey performs Harvey Dent within the movie, and in a brand new interview with Selection, he revealed that Phoenix, who stayed in full make-up all through filming, recommended they create a memorable expertise for Lawtey’s mum throughout their time collectively on set.
“Joaquin recommended, as a joke, that we FaceTime my mum and scare her,” he stated. “My mum was in England, so it was fairly late, and she or he was preparing for mattress. And I stated, ‘Good day,’ after which I introduced the cellphone as much as my face, and Joaquin put his head on my shoulder. My mum screamed, ran away and awakened my dad.”
A lot has additionally been manufactured from the movie’s embrace of the musical style, with director Todd Phillips‘s resolution being hailed by Gaga as “a really massive swing”, whereas she additionally praised the movie’s “audacity and complexity”.
In a four-star evaluate of Folie à Deux, NME wrote: “As with the unique film, the movie appears to be like beautiful all through, with cinematographer Lawrence Sher making sturdy use of color and conjuring up some lovely photos – highlights embrace an overhead shot of some umbrellas (referencing Jacques Demy’s 1964 musical The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg) and a stunningly lit body of Arthur lighting a cigarette in his jail cell that resembles a lovingly illustrated comedian e-book panel.
“In brief, Phillips and Silver have delivered the very last thing anybody anticipated: a socially accountable Joker film that finds an intriguing approach to discover the results (each on and offscreen) of the primary movie. Joker followers shouldn’t cry too exhausting although – Warner Bros. have cleverly discovered a approach to go away the door open just a little for the franchise to proceed, ought to the necessity come up.”
Final month, Phillips recommended that Folie à Deux would be the last movie in his Joker franchise: “It was enjoyable to play on this form of sandbox for 2 motion pictures, however I feel we’ve stated what we needed to say on this world.”
He additionally revealed that scenes from the movie have been “fairly often” re-written in Phoenix’s trailer on the final minute throughout the taking pictures of the movie.