Folie à Deux a musical?

Even from the title, Joker: Folie à Deux seems very completely different from the 2019 authentic. I am excited to see Joaquin Phoenix return to his Oscar-winning position however was bowled over a bit once I realized that Woman Gaga could be becoming a member of the solid as Harleen Quinzel, also referred to as Harly Quinn. Then, we acquired the official trailer and, whereas it started regular sufficient, we do see clips of Joker singing, taking part in music, and performing dance numbers that closely suggest it may very well be a musical. Alternatively, the primary movie additionally featured loads of dancing with out treading into musical territory.

Whereas there are many hints that time to Joker: Folie à Deux being a musical, there’s nonetheless a variety of uncertainty among fans. Individuals who liked the primary movie could also be hesitant to see the sequel if will probably be a drastic departure from the primary. I’ll dive deep into the thoughts of Joker to see whether or not or not this film will likely be a real musical and what songs will likely be featured in it.

Is Joker: Folie à Deux a musical or not?

The director provides us the most effective reply

Whereas we will not say from expertise whether or not or not Joker: Folie à Deux is a musical simply but, we will flip to the one who is aware of the movie finest: director Todd Phillips. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly throughout CinemaCon by which he was requested concerning the movie being a musical, Phillips said: “We by no means actually talked about it like that, however I wish to say it is a movie the place music is an important ingredient. To me, that does not veer too removed from the primary movie. Arthur’s bizarre and aloof and all this stuff, however he has music in him. He has a grace to him. That knowledgeable a variety of the dancing within the first movie… it did not really feel like that large of a step right here. It is completely different, however I believe it will make sense while you see it.”

For individuals who suspected the casting of musical star Woman Gaga indicated a shift towards a musical, Phillips additionally commented on the casting selection: “We solid Gaga as a result of she’s magic. I used to be a producer on A Star Is Born… That was the primary time I actually met her and acquired to look at her work. As we have been scripting this script, Scott [Silver], who I wrote it with, saved going again to her.” Gaga herself agrees with the sequel not being a real musical, saying, “The music is used to provide the characters a option to specific what they should say [when] dialogue isn’t sufficient.”

This does not imply there will not be just a few musical numbers within the movie the place characters are singing and dancing, probably in a dream or delusion given the circumstances of this movie and its characters, however it will not be structured round going from one musical quantity to the following. Briefly, it appears there may very well be some musical numbers on this film, and music itself will play an enormous half, however will probably be one thing distinctive and never a musical as we all know it.

What songs will likely be included in Joker: Folie à Deux?

We all know there will likely be covers, however not which of them

By way of what songs will likely be included, up to now, I solely know that it’s going to function no less than 15 cowl songs, plus an unknown variety of authentic tracks, however none of those songs have been confirmed but. All we all know is that they are mentioned to function loads of well-known songs. A number of songs teased within the trailers embody Easter Parade, A Couple of Swells, Cheek to Cheek, and Get Glad.

Simply because these songs will likely be covers does not imply they’ll all essentially be sung by the solid in a musical quantity, though just a few of them may very well be for choose musical numbers.

Joker: Folie à Deux dances into theaters on October 4, 2024.