Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’.Photo:Todd Phillips/Instagram
Todd Phillips/Instagram
Todd Phillipsis sharing a new look atJoker: Folie á Deuxfor the holidays.
Phillips, who worked withJoaquin Phoenixon 2019’s Oscar-winningJoker, shared two new images onInstagramof Phoenix, 49, in the upcoming sequel.
In one image, Phoenix, who plays Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, in the movies, can be seen on the other side of a door, while his costarLady Gagalooks toward him in a second image.
“Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a beautiful new year,” Phillips wrote in a caption.
“Four years ago we had quite a ride. Lots of great memories. More to come,” he wrote at the time.
The firstJokermovie followed Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a struggling party clown and stand-up comedian who turns violent and inadvertently inspires a city-wide riot in Gotham as he takes on the Joker persona. While the sequel’s storyline remains unclear, it will be a musical.
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Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix filming ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ on April 3, 2023.James Devaney/GC Images
James Devaney/GC Images
Phillips has documentedFolie á Deux’s progress over the last year on Instagram since he shared an image of Phoenix in characteron the first day of filmingin December 2022. Gaga was seenfilming scenes for the movie in New York Cityback in March, where she acted alongside hundreds of extras at Manhattan’s City Hall.
Gaga and Phillips both confirmed principal photography for the sequel wrapped in April, when theyeach shared imagesof the pop star-turned-actress and Phoenix in clown makeup on theirInstagram pages.
Lady Gaga filming scenes for ‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ on March 25, 2023.KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images
KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images
“That’s a wrap. Thanks to these two (+ the entire cast) and the BEST crew that the film industry has to offer. From top to bottom,” Phillips wrote in a caption. “Gonna crawl into a cave now (edit room) and put it all together.”
Gaga wrote: “That’s a wrap ❤️🔥 🎬🃏 X, Harleen.”
Joker: Folie á Deuxis out Oct. 4.
source: people.com
