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