Folie à Deux a musical?

Even from the title, Joker: Folie à Deux seems very totally different from the 2019 authentic. I am excited to see Joaquin Phoenix return to his Oscar-winning function however was stunned a bit after I realized that Girl Gaga can be becoming a member of the forged as Harleen Quinzel, also referred to as Harly Quinn. Then, we bought 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 indicate it may very well be a musical. Then again, 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 whole lot of 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 can be a real musical and what songs can be featured in it.

Is Joker: Folie à Deux a musical or not?

The director offers us the very best reply

Whereas we won’t say from expertise whether or not or not Joker: Folie à Deux is a musical simply but, we will flip to the one that is aware of the movie greatest: director Todd Phillips. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly throughout CinemaCon by which he was requested concerning the movie being a musical, Phillips acknowledged: “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 aspect. 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 a whole lot of the dancing within the first movie… it did not really feel like that huge of a step right here. It is totally different, however I feel it will make sense while you see it.”

For many who suspected the casting of musical star Girl 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 bought to look at her work. As we have been penning 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 technique to specific what they should say [when] dialogue will not be sufficient.”

This does not imply there will not be a couple of musical numbers within the movie the place characters are singing and dancing, almost certainly 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. In brief, it appears there may very well 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 can be included in Joker: Folie à Deux?

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

When it comes to what songs can be included, to this point, I solely know that it’ll characteristic at the very least 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 characteristic loads of well-known songs. Just a few songs teased within the trailers embody Easter Parade, A Couple of Swells, Cheek to Cheek, and Get Pleased.

Simply because these songs can be covers doesn’t suggest they may all essentially be sung by the forged in a musical quantity, though a couple of of them may very well be for choose musical numbers.

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