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 bought the official trailer and, whereas it started regular sufficient, we do see clips of Joker singing, enjoying music, and performing dance numbers that closely indicate 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 loads 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 will 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 offers us the most effective 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 that is aware of the movie finest: 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 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 this stuff, 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 large of a step right here. It is completely different, however I believe it will make sense if 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 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 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 present the characters a option to specific what they should say [when] dialogue shouldn’t 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, most 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 could possibly 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

When it comes to what songs will likely be included, up to now, I solely know that it’s going to function at the least 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 mentioned to function loads of well-known songs. A couple 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 doesn’t suggest they are going to 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.