Folie à Deux a musical?

Even from the title, Joker: Folie à Deux seems very totally different from the 2019 unique. I am excited to see Joaquin Phoenix return to his Oscar-winning function however was stunned a bit once I realized that Woman Gaga can be becoming a member of the solid as Harleen Quinzel, often known as Harly Quinn. Then, we received 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 might 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 loads of uncertainty among fans. Individuals who cherished the primary movie could also be hesitant to see the sequel if it is going to 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 might be a real musical and what songs might 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 are able to flip to the one who is aware of the movie greatest: director Todd Phillips. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly throughout CinemaCon during 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 a necessary 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 loads 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 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 received to observe her work. As we had been penning this script, Scott [Silver], who I wrote it with, stored going again to her.” Gaga herself agrees with the sequel not being a real musical, saying, “The music is used to offer the characters a approach to categorical what they should say [when] dialogue is just not sufficient.”

This does not imply there will not be just a few musical numbers within the movie the place characters are singing and dancing, almost definitely 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 following. In brief, it appears there might be some musical numbers on this film, and music itself will play a giant half, however it is going to be one thing distinctive and never a musical as we all know it.

What songs might be included in Joker: Folie à Deux?

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

By way of what songs might be included, up to now, I solely know that it’ll characteristic not less than 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 characteristic 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 Blissful.

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

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