Last October, Warner Bros. premiered in Cinemas one of the highest profile projects that the majority of the most anticipated listings of the year 2024 occupied: Joker: Folia with twoHit sequel Joker (2019), which musical would continue to count on a large screen the history of the Guason, with the return of the Oscar winner, Joaquin Phoenix and the debut of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, whom in this Joker-verse of the coguionist and director Todd Phillipsit is known as Lee Quinzel.
The project expectations were giants. Joker: Folia with two It was one of those productions made to succeed in cinemas, but unfortunately, the opposite happened. The film was harshly beaten by critics and audiencesomething that had disastrous consequences in his run in cinemas and the void recognition in the awards ceremonies.
The sequel had a national box office of just $ 58.3 million, an international box office of $ 149.2 million, for a global total of $ 207.5 million. This would be an enviable Box Office if it was not a production with a budget of $ 190 million and another $ 100 million dollars of marketing and distribution.
Technically the sequel is wonderful. With an impeccable photograph and first level production design, accompanied by an outstanding soundtrack and good interpretations of Phoenix and Gaga – who was very wasted by the script – however, the story created by Phillips and Scott Silver He enraged the audience, who ultimately did not connect with the product on the screen.
In an interview with Elle Magazine UK, Gaga approached the failure of Joker 2 For the first time saying:
“Sometimes people simply don't like some things. It is that simple. And I think that to be an artist, you have to be willing that people sometimes don't like something. You keep going even if something does not connect in the way you intended. “
Two madness It has musical elements and is set in the Arkham Asylum, where Joker (2019) ends after Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) was sent there. The plot takes place two years later to the events of the original, while Arthur awaits his judgment for the murder of five people.
In addition to Phoenix and Gaga, the main cast was formed by Zazie Beetz, taking up his role as Sophie Dumond, with the new additions of Catherine Keener (Get Out), Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges), Jacob Lofland (Mud), the Harry Lawtey (Industry) como Harvey Dent.
Joker: Folia with two It is available in Max throughout Latin America.
Source: https://cine3.com/lady-gaga-responde-fracaso-joker-folie-a-deux/
