Joaquin Phoenix has been at the center of movie news for a few weeks now, for good and not-so-good reasons. Good news is the long-awaited return of the Joker, five years after Todd Phillips’ first film. In this sequel titled Joker: Folie à deux, he is this time sharing the ticket with actress-singer Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in a film with musical comedy twists.
Not the least of these are the recent revelations about director Tom Haynes’ next film, which would have left the actor hired for the lead role five days before shooting without any explanation.
Joaquin Phoenix remains an extraordinary actor, and in connection with the release of his new film, we present a new quiz on his filmography with ten films to know. Before you begin, a few secrets from the filming of Joker: Folie à deux, in theaters tomorrow.
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higher budget
The success of the previous episode (grossing more than a billion dollars) allowed Todd Phillips to get a bigger budget of 150 million dollars (the first cost only 55 million) Joker: Madness at Two.
From one clown to another
The first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux was viewed 167 million times in the first 24 hours of its release online. It’s the second-biggest success after Warner’s trailer for It: Chapter 1 and its 197 million views in 2017.
What does “folie à deux” mean?
The term folie à deux was coined by 19th-century French psychiatrists Charles Lazegue and Jules Falre. Also known as Lasègue-Falret syndrome, it affects people (two or more) who share the same delusion or delusion.
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