Folie à Deux a musical?

Even from the title, Joker: Folie à Deux seems very completely different from the 2019 unique. I am excited to see Joaquin Phoenix return to his Oscar-winning function however was bowled over a bit after I discovered that Woman Gaga can be becoming a member of the forged as Harleen Quinzel, often known as Harly Quinn. Then, we acquired the official trailer and, whereas it started regular sufficient, we do see clips of Joker singing, enjoying music, and performing dance numbers that closely suggest it could possibly be a musical. However, 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 numerous uncertainty among fans. Individuals who beloved the primary movie could also be hesitant to see the sequel if it will likely 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 one of the best reply

Whereas we won’t say from expertise whether or not or not Joker: Folie à Deux is a musical simply but, we are able to 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 in regards to the movie being a musical, Phillips acknowledged: “We by no means actually talked about it like that, however I prefer to say it is a movie the place music is a vital ingredient. To me, that does not veer too removed from the primary movie. Arthur’s bizarre and aloof and all these items, however he has music in him. He has a grace to him. That knowledgeable numerous the dancing within the first movie… it did not really feel like that huge of a step right here. It is completely different, however I believe it will make sense whenever 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 alternative: “We forged 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 had 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 present the characters a option to specific what they should say [when] dialogue is just not sufficient.”

This doesn’t suggest there will not be a couple of 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, nevertheless it will not be structured round going from one musical quantity to the subsequent. Briefly, it appears there could possibly be some musical numbers on this film, and music itself will play an enormous half, however it will likely 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

When it comes to what songs will likely be included, up to now, I solely know that it’s going to function a minimum of 15 cowl songs, plus an unknown variety of unique tracks, however none of those songs have been confirmed but. All we all know is that they are stated to function loads of well-known songs. A number of songs teased within the trailers embrace Easter Parade, A Couple of Swells, Cheek to Cheek, and Get Completely happy.

Simply because these songs will likely be covers does not imply they may all essentially be sung by the forged in a musical quantity, though a couple of of them could possibly be for choose musical numbers.

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