October 5, 2024 5:11 pm

Joker: Folie  Deux Star Joaquin Phoenix Convinced Lady Gaga to 'Sing Poorly'
Joker: Folie  Deux Star Joaquin Phoenix Convinced Lady Gaga to 'Sing Poorly'

Joker: Folie Deux Star Joaquin Phoenix Convinced Lady Gaga to ‘Sing Poorly’

Imagine casting a world-renowned singer in your multi-million dollar movie and then telling her, “Hey, you know that thing that you’re amazing at? Can you maybe try sucking at it?” That’s exactly what Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix did for the upcoming Joker: Folie Deux. In the sequel, Lady Gaga plays Harleen Quinzel, a woman who falls in love with Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a.k.a. Joker, while the pair are incarcerated together. The labeling of Folie Deux as a “musical” has faced some contention from Phillips and Gaga, but it has been confirmed that Lady Gaga does sing in the movie it just might not sound like the Lady Gaga we know and love.

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​Joaquin Phoenix says he had to encourage Lady Gaga to sound a little less like herself in Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel. Read More