Lady Gaga had ‘no ego’ while filming Joker: Foile À Deux according to her co-star Joaquin Phoenix.
Despite being known as a pop diva, Oscar-winner Joaquin gushed over Gaga’s work ethic and preparation for the role, in a new interview.
‘I found her to be without ego and had such a fierce determination. She would get right in with us,’ she said.
‘She understood that there had to be a rawness to the character. There’s not a lot of actors that are comfortable working in that way.’
The positive feedback comes amid the singer finally responding to cruel high school bullies – who made a Facebook group using her real name called Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous.
Lady Gaga is riding high on the experience of filming Joker Foile À Deux with Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips
During a new video about the making of the film the A Star is Born actress, 38, talks about how fascinated she was by the world created for the 2019 film Joker.
‘It was a very special experience,’ she told People in the clip. ‘I had never seen a world created like that before.’
Gaga – born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – plays Lee, a version of Harley Quinn, in the upcoming film.
‘She easily slipped into that world. It’s not like she’s trying to be Harley Quinn from the comic books; she’s Lee in this world,’ Phillips said of Gaga’s performance.
Gaga added of her performance: ‘It brought out all of that rough and tough energy and how big these dreams were, and how far they would fall.’
Folie À Deux made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 4 and Gaga, Phoenix and Phillips all made the journey to Italy to debut the long-awaited sequel.
The film also stars Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz, who reprises her role as Sophie Dumond from the 2019 original.
The synopsis of the storyline reads: ‘Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker.
‘While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always been inside him.’
During a new video about the making of the film the A Star is Born actress, 38, talks about how fascinated she was by the world created for the 2019 film Joker
‘It was a very special experience,’ she told People in the clip. ‘I had never seen a world created like that before’
Gaga – born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – plays Lee, a version of Harley Quinn, in the upcoming film
‘She easily slipped into that world. It’s not like she’s trying to be Harley Quinn from the comic books; she’s Lee in this world,’ Phillips said of Gaga’s performance
Joker: Folie à Deux is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
The Hollywood Reporter praised Gaga’s performance in the film in what was otherwise a pretty mediocre review.
‘Gaga is a compelling live-wire presence, splitting the difference between affinity and obsession, while endearingly giving Arthur a shot of joy and hope that has him singing When You’re Smiling on his way to court.
‘Their musical numbers, both duets and solos, have a vitality that the more often dour film desperately needs.
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