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 bowled over a bit once I realized that Girl Gaga could 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, taking part in music, and performing dance numbers that closely suggest it may very well 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 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 perfect 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 greatest: director Todd Phillips. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly throughout CinemaCon by which he was requested concerning the movie being a musical, Phillips said: “We by no means actually talked about it like that, however I prefer to say it is a movie the place music is an important component. 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 large of a step right here. It is totally different, however I believe it will make sense once 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 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 acquired to look at her work. As we have 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 approach to categorical what they should say [when] dialogue is just not sufficient.”

This doesn’t suggest there will not be a number of musical numbers within the movie the place characters are singing and dancing, most definitely in a dream or delusion given the circumstances of this movie and its characters, but it surely will not be structured round going from one musical quantity to the following. Briefly, it appears there may very well 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

By way of what songs will likely be included, thus far, I solely know that it’ll 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 couple of songs teased within the trailers embrace Easter Parade, A Couple of Swells, Cheek to Cheek, and Get Joyful.

Simply because these songs will likely be covers does not imply they’ll all essentially be sung by the forged in a musical quantity, though a number of of them may very well be for choose musical numbers.

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