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However, the musical has received mixed reviews from critics, while fans took to social media to claim that Lady Gaga,<br>
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Gaga, whose birth name is Stefani Germanotta, stars as Harley opposite Joaquin's Joker in the psychological thriller. <br>
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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, <a href="https://folkd.com/blog/IQOS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3">iluma one i</a> fan wrote:<br>
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'They just wanted Lady Gaga to sing. The film had no plot, just vibes.<br>
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I want my 3 hours back #JokerMovie';<br>
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'The Joker was such a bore being a musical, that at the end of the movie, even the <br>
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Joker: Folie à Deux premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival last month and <br>
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However, the musical has received mixed reviews from critics <br>
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and fans took to social media to claim that Lady Gaga , 38, is running the risk of losing her acting career<br>
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'This could have been a great romantic musical starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga that people really would <br>
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have liked, but at no point should this ever have been a sequel to Joker <br>
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and used the characters Harley Quinn and Joker, <br>
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absolutely no reason to even have it be DC Set.'<br>
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Another added: 'The Joker 2 could have done it all and did <br>
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way better than the first one but they went with some f*****g <br>
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musical just cause lady gaga was in it. What <br>
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a way to kill what could have been an amazing Joker series';<br>
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'The reviews on the Joker are so bad. Omg Gaga your acting career <br>
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about to be over.'; 'Lady Gaga and all this musical s**t were just <br>
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a terrible idea for the joker sequel when the first was a blast.';<br>
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'It just felt a lil lackluster. I felt like I hung <br>
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on as much as I could but the ending sent me.<br>
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I think being a fan of both Gaga and the character joker had <br>
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me interested but overall upset';<br>
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<strong><u>'Too much singing! Why is Gaga in the movie though.<br>
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Definitely didn't want to hear her sing' </u></strong><br>
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Meanwhile, The Guardian claimed the much-hyped Gotham <br>
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sequel proved 'claustrophobic' and 'repetitive'. <br>
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While Daily Mail branded the sequel as 'bold' and 'brilliant <br>
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yet audaciously different in style from the original.<br>
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Brian Vine wrote: 'For me, Joker was a near-masterpiece, and while <br>
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this sequel doesn't scale those heady heights, <br>
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it is still a gripping film about mental <br>
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illness; not quite comparable with all-time greats such as Psycho (1960) and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975), <br>
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but not too far off. '<br>
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The mixed reviews come after Gaga showed off her eclectic <br>
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fashion sense on Monday as she channelled her character Harley Quinn at The Joker: Folie <br>
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à Deux premiere in Los Angeles.<br>
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The entertainer stars in the forthcoming project alongside Joaquin Phoenix, 49, who joined her on the red carpet.<br>
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<u><strong>The movie serves as a follow-up to Phoenix's 2019 box office hit, which was simply titled Joker.</strong></u><br>
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Gaga, whose birth name is Stefani Germanotta, stars as Harley opposite Joaquin's Joker in the psychological thriller<br>
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'The Joker was such a bore being a musical, that at the end of the movie,<br>
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even the joker himself asked Gaga to stop singing'<br>
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Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to bash the musical and claimed Lady Gaga's acting career is <br>
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'about to be over' <br>
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The Todd Phillips-directed musical was released in theatres on October <br>
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For Monday evening's appearance in Hollywood <br>
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at TCL Chinese Theatre, Gaga turned heads in a black gown with billowing, <br>
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<u><b>Lady Gaga channels Harley Quinn persona <br>
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<i><u>She rocked bleached eyebrows and sported a red wig as she graced the red carpet solo.</u></i><br>
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One month before the sequel's release date, Joaquin praised Gaga for her 'impressive' preparation for the feature film.<br>
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During a Venice Film Festival press conference in which <br>
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he discussed shedding pounds for Joker, he added: 'Stefani <br>
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'I remember when I first met you in rehearsals and then you went away for like a <br>
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<b>He continued, 'It was really impressive. It seemed <br>
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Gaga agreed, 'I think we transformed into our characters over a period of time and we continued to hone <br>
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She plays a music therapist at Arkham Asylum in The Joker and <br>
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Phoenix noted about the musical aspect: 'Part of the joy for me was to take standards and <br>
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The mixed reviews come after Gaga showed off her eclectic fashion sense on Monday as <br>
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Folie à Deux premiere in Los Angeles <br>
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The entertainer stars in the forthcoming project alongside Joaquin Phoenix, 49, who <br>
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The stars posed alongside director Todd Phillips, who arrived in a dark gray suit <br>
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<b>Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie a Deux - <br>
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an American musical psychological thriller film</b><br>
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Joker earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film <br>
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Daily Mail branded the sequel as 'bold' and 'brilliant yet audaciously different in style <br>
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The Todd Phillips-directed musical is due in theaters on October 4, following an October 2 international release<br>
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'That was part of what was interesting for us. We started off with references like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr <br>
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Joker earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.<br>
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The second instalment sees Arthur Fleck institutionalised at <br>
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'While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love but <br>
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The Los Angeles premiere came nearly one week after Gaga announced <br>
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It features a 13-song track list including covers like That's <br>
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Life, Oh, When the Saints, and Smile.
Joker: Folie à Deux premiered