.Equally as he did for his Oscar-winning functionality as Arthur Streak in 2019's Joker, Joaquin Phoenix once more slimmed down for his function as the primary personality in Joker: Folie a Deux. Communicating at the Venice Movie Event recently, Phoenix declined to provide specifics on how he dropped the weight for the Joker part two, but discussed exactly how it was actually harder this time around around as well as he's unlikely to carry out it again later on." I'm certainly not heading to speak via specifics of the diet plan, but this moment it felt a little much more difficult even if there was so much dancing practice session that we were carrying out, which I really did not possess last time," Phoenix mentioned, as disclosed through Assortment. "So it experienced a little harder ... but it is safe. However yeah, I'm currently 49, I most likely should not do this once again." Phoenix metro fell 52 extra pounds for the initial Joker film. He said he ate mainly lettuce and also steamed vegetables to fall the impressive quantity of weight that made him appear therefore angular in the movie. As he mentioned for Joker: Folie a Deux, shedding the weight was a more demanding experience for the follow up in part because of all the dancing he had to carry out, which needed additional energy.Also during the Venice Film Festivity, Woman Gaga-- that plays Harley-- pointed out Joker: Folie a Deux is certainly not exactly a music as she finds it. "I would not essentially mention that this is really a musical. The music is actually used to truly give the characters a way to show what they require to claim because the setting and also merely the discussion is only inadequate," she said.There was a pianist on set, Gaga said, to assist educate as well as design the music components of the motion picture in real time.In various other news about Joker: Folie a Deux, brand-new footage from the movie has uncovered Harvey Nick for the very first time. Yet another clip launched recently reveals Joker as well as Harley davidson Quinn in what looks Arkham Asylum. In this scene, Harley reassesses her experience with Joker, stating, "When I first saw Joker, when I viewed you on Murray Franklin, the whole time I was actually watching, I kept believing, 'I hope this guy strikes his brains out.' And then you did. And for the moment in my lifestyle, I really did not really feel thus alone anymore." This alludes to Robert De Niro's personality coming from the 1st movie and, coupled along with the new footage of Nick, aggravates possible disagreements for the sequel.Joker: Folie a Deux launches on Oct 4. It follows the results of its predecessor, which made over $1 billion globally. Director Todd Phillips has actually attended to issues concerning the part two's increased budget, highlighting its significance for quality and also workers support. Phillips has also fought for the initial movie's representation of violence.