Todd Philips recently weighed in on the possibility of making… Joker: Folly A Deuxstarring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix.
In a new chat with Hollywood ReporterThe film's director, Todd Phillips, shared that he felt nervous while working with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix for the second installment of the Joker franchise.
He told the publication: “It’s much easier to get into something as an insurgent than as an incumbent.”
“There’s definitely a more nervous feeling with this second one,” Todd confessed.
He also said that during the filming of his first Joker Todd and Joaquin believed the film “had to feel bold and like we were really taking risks.”
“Could we do something unexpected like the first one even if it’s a sequel?” he also recalled.
This came after Lady Gaga revealed while speaking at the Venice Film Festival that “the reason” she “started making music when I was really little was because” she “just had something to say and was trying to figure out how to do it.”
He also mentioned, “One of the reasons I love music and I love movies so much is the stories you can tell,” adding, “and the way we can put something out into the world that will hopefully help people feel good about life and give them a moment to escape into another world and immerse themselves in someone else’s story.”
