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Actors Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phyllis confessed their passion for the movie 'Joker: Polyadae'.
On the afternoon of the 26th, the press distribution premiere and live conference of the movie 'Joker: Poly Ade' were held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips attended the live conference.
Released on October 1, 'Joker: Polyadet' (hereinafter 'Joker2') is a sequel to the 2019 box office syndrome 'Joker'. It tells the story of Arthur Fleck, who shocked Gotham City two years ago, facing the deeply hidden Joker again after a fateful meeting with Harley Quinn, and showing his true self with unstoppable runaway towards the world. Following the previous episode, director Todd Phillips took the megaphone.
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Director Todd Phillips, who directed the movie, said, "I met Joaquin for the first time and talked about Arthur. In the previous episode, Arthur was awkward and clumsy alone, but there was a romantic part and I thought that music was always played in people's heads.'"If I were to do a sequel, I wondered what if the original romance would be exposed to the outside world. It can be said that the use of music has also expanded more in the second installment than in the previous installment. Arthur's songs are songs that his mother played while living together in an apartment, and they are all songs related to love. In a way, we are communicating in various ways using music."
Joaquin Phoenix, who returned as the Joker, said "The director explained the character first. It was really touching when I heard it. It was so nice to see the script afterwards. I felt this character was really deep and unpredictable. It's really hard when I'm doing a movie, but I've never thought it was boring while filming the first movie. When I got home, I called the director and told him about the scene I had to shoot the next day. At the end of the shoot, I said, "I hope this doesn't end."I felt that there were too many stories to tell with this character," he said.
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The audience's expectations for 'Joker2' are gathering in the actors' colorful ensembles. Pop star Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn, filling the play with more volume. Director Todd Phillips wrote the screenplay without thinking of Lady Gaga at first. However, as I wrote it, there were many elements of music, so I had to find a person whose element of music was embedded in the actor itself. I wondered if Lady Gaga, a global superstar, could even show her vulnerability as an actress, but she was so good. He is a person with a beautiful voice, but he expressed his character's weakness well in this movie," he praised. Joaquin Phoenix was also very comfortable when working with Lady Gaga. He acted incredibly hard. He is a 100% all-in actor. I showed a variety of colors while doing this work"I'm impressed.
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Joaquin Phoenix delicately depicts the process of Arthur Fleck, an ordinary man who dreamed of becoming a comedian, turning into a rare villain, the Joker. Since then, he has been honored with the award for Best Actor at major ceremonies, including the 92nd Academy Awards, the 25th Critics' Choice Awards, and the 77th Golden Globe Awards for Drama.
In particular, he lost about 23 kilograms of weight to fully express the character, drawing attention. Joaquin Phoenix drew attention by portraying the perfect Joker in the second installment following the first installment. He "I don't remember exactly how much weight I lost. I wanted to show the worse and worse. I lost more weight than the previous one, but in the second one, I had to practice dancing for six to eight weeks for two hours a day. Since it was important to keep the tension and energy, I repeated the practice with a great choreographer. In the tap dance scene, Lady Gaga played the piano to the point where her fingers were bleeding, and she used a lot of energy by putting a blood pole on her neck. I also received that energy and poured out my passion. I was thankful that the director encouraged me a lot," he said.
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