INTERVIEW – Who better than the queen of disguise to play opposite Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel? joker ? Interview with an extraordinary artist.
His performances on stage did not cause any doubt. Lady Gaga is a born actress. After Bradley Cooper and Ridley Scott discovered his talent A Star Is Born And Home of GucciTodd Phillips cast her to play Harley Quinn, the Joker’s love interest. Folie à deux. The biggest challenge for an aspiring actress. To accommodate Joaquin Phoenix, who will reprise his Oscar-winning role in 2020. But the duo is made to get along, unusual and enigmatic, both artists making fakery their trademark.
And who better than disguise expert Lady Gaga to embody Harley Quinn’s transformation? Who better than this artist dedicated to youth mental health (she built a foundation with her mother) to understand her character’s inner torment? Who better than this incomparable singer and dancer to take on the musical comedy?
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Refreshing and telling the story of a schizophrenic couple’s love affair, this suite dares to straddle the genre between classical songs and original compositions, including Gaga’s imagined waltz. Enough to keep his fans waiting. his next album is scheduled for February 2025.
Madame Figaro. – My character joker : Folie à deux ?
Lady Gaga. – It’s very exciting to play a character like Harley Quinn, to capture her soul, to create her personality built in chaos. I watched a lot of movies to get into the role, including wild ride By Terrence Malick, with Sissy Spacek. I also did a lot of research on women who fall in love with criminals and inmates, particularly the followers of Charles Manson.
What I share with him ?
I drew heavily on my sensory memory, on my intimacy, to embody it. But I also had to get rid of the gestures, vibes and facial expressions that are mine on stage. Unlike Ally in: A Star Is Born or to me, Harley shouldn’t have the discipline and automatism of a professional singer.
I have done a lot of research on women who fall in love with criminals and prisoners.
Lady Gaga
The little extra Joker 2: ?
Todd Phillips reinvents the concept of musical comedy by connecting it to a dark, crazy, psychedelic universe. The genre allows us to approach the darkness and this chaotic love story in an almost surreal way. This is exactly what motivated me to join the adventure. this is to explore the relationship between two beings who, unable to speak, use music to communicate. I’m 200% on it. when words fail me, music saves me. He is the one who allows me to have an appearance.
Joaquin Phoenix in brief ?
Smart, exciting and talented. He is also an extraordinary singer with an essential quality that favors vocal performance; he knows how to connect his emotions with melody and lyrics.
A word that describes me ?
Imagination. Mine is like Harley and Joker. In the film we find many American standards of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Stevie Wonder and Ella Fitzgerald; so many artists who, by opening the door to their imaginations, allowed me to build my thoughts.
Joaquin Phoenix is smart, exciting and talented
Lady Gaga
My sacred fire ?
Passion. My Fiancé Michael’s Love (Polanski, tech entrepreneur, editor’s note), my family or my audience is so supportive that I want to make it shine in my music and movies.
My models ?
Meryl Streep and Olivia Colman, with whom I dream to work. Speech by Jenna Rowlands A woman under the influence by John Cassavetes, also had a big impact on me. Women, first and foremost my mother, play a central role in my life and my journey.
joker madness for bothWith Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener… In theaters.
Source: Le Figaro
