‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ script was rewritten “very often” in Joaquin Phoenix’s trailer
Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has revealed that scenes from the film were “very often” re-written in Joaquin Phoenix’s trailer at the last minute.The follow up to 2019’s Joker, which is out in cinemas on October 4, received its premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival this week (September 4), with some of the early reactions hailing it as the “movie of the year”.And now, in an interview with Variety, Phillips has revealed that he, Phoenix and co-star Lady Gaga would often sit in the actor’s trailer on the day of a scene’s filming and tear it apart and write a new one.Confirming a story Gaga had previously told Vanity Fair, Phillips said: “My line about Joaquin is that he’s the tunnel at the end of the light. You think, ‘Okay, this scene works, let’s just go shoot it.’ And Joaquin’s like, ‘No, no, no, let’s just have a quick meeting about it,’ and it’s three hours later and you’re rewriting it on a napkin.”The director went on to heap praise on Gaga, highlighting her confidence in acting, despite her relative inexperience.