Home » Movie News »
The first reactions to Todd Phillips’ surreal Joker: Folie à Deux praise Lady Gaga’s Harley and the film’s entertaining musical elements.
Cake up on some makeup, be ready to dance atop the Highbridge stairs, and smile because early reactions for Joker: Folie à Deux are soft-shoeing their way onto social media. Following a blind screening of Todd Phillips’ hotly-anticipated sequel to 2019’s Joker, entertainment site GoldDerby is spilling the tea about Joker: Folie à Deux!
In a social media post, GoldDerby reveals what it can about Joker: Folie à Deux, including Lady Gaga’s “transformative” performance as Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the film’s musical elements, and how Phillips’ forthcoming film toys with DC lore, taking advantage of the Elseworlds aspect of the setup.
I have not modified the original transcription:
“Parts are chaotic for a reason,” GoldDerby posted online. “Parts are surrealistic also for a reason (and at least in part shot in B&W), parts are bloody (the chaotic part). Can’t spoil how exactly. It’s also very political as you would expect from Joker franchise. The person I spoke with was mighty impressed but caution it’s just on opinion.”
The post continues, “Gaga is indeed equal to Phoenix or even more cnetral. No way to fraud her in supporting. from what I understood, he doesn’t call her Harley buyt a nickname derived from it. I guess that has created a confusion whether she plays Harley or not (she does). They both perform sonds as a duel and some are just her singing. Songs are mix of old songs and new ones. Old one are sand in one part of movie, new/original ones in another. It isn’t all a singing movie. Famous characters appear in it. Some changes to lore since these movies are standalones from certain other DC franchise.”
Gold Derby adds, “Surrealism would be some scenes (can’t specify which) but not the whole movie (it isn’t all a dream/hallucination type of thing). Gaga’s performance is said to be transformative and sensational.”
Joker: Folie À Deux screening blinds are dropping and indeed are very interesting to read
(Source: GoldDerby) pic.twitter.com/ZQnniUoskD
The part that stands out to me the most is when the individual says, “famous characters appear.” Do they mean characters from the first film, like Zazie Beetz’s Sophie Dumond, or flashbacks to Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin? Does Joker: Folie à Deux include more known DC characters than Joker and Harley? Could we be in for some surprises when Joker: Folie à Deux waltzes into theaters on October 4, 2024?
Other reactions to the film are making the rounds, with audience members praising Lady Gaga’s electrifying performance and mentioning the film’s altering of classic song lyrics to fit the movie. Reactions to the film could be monumentally unhinged between the project’s musical roots, political leanings, and prioritizing Harley over Arthur. I say, bring it on!
Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He started with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, before launching the companion YouTube series Animation Movies Revisited. He’s also the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio show focusing on comic books, film, music, and more. You’ll rarely catch him without headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.
The first reactions to Todd Phillips’ surreal Joker: Folie à Deux praise Lady Gaga’s Harley and the film’s entertaining musical elements.
Lionsgate has unveiled a poster for the Bill Skarsgard thriller Boy Kills World (produced by Sam Raimi), and a batch of character posters
The revamped Warner Bros. Animation is bringing Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat to screens with Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, and more!
Trailer: Jennifer Hudson and Milla Jovovich star in the survival thriller Breathe, set in a future where Earth is uninhabitable
A new report says Marvel Studios is sticking with Kang the Conqueror as the MCU’s Big Bad but will replace Jonathan Majors.
Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Bambi, and Pinocchio horror films are building up to the crossover Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Zack Snyder and Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver trailer explodes with non-stop action, eye-popping effects, and intrigue!
Peter Weir, director of such films as Witness, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander, has retired
Netflix’s new political drama, Scoop, gets a new trailer with Gillian Anderson getting tasked with an Earth-shattering interview.
Full Moon will be releasing black & white versions of their Pulp Noir movies, which will also be available on VHS
Some images sourced from TMDB © 1998 – present JoBlo Media Inc., All Rights Reserved | JoBlo® is a trademark of JoBlo Media Inc.
All movie titles, pictures, etc… are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of their respective holders
