Joker: Folie à Deux, or simply Joker 2, has received the most nominations for the 45th Golden Raspberry Awards or the Razzies.
Folie à Deux amid the critical reception received by the bombed box office film. The 38-year-old singer and actor, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, made the candid remarks in a new interview with Elle magazine.
Joker: Folie à Deux, now streaming on Max, is directed by Todd Phillips. In an August interview with Variety, Gaga said Phillips "took a very big swing with this whole concept and with the script, giving the sequel to Joker this audacity and complexity."
“Joker: Folie à Deux” was bashed by fans upon its release in October 2024, and many audience members even walked out of the theaters in the middle of the movie. It grossed only $207 million worldwide on an estimated $200 million budget. According to Variety, the film lost Warner Bros. between $150 million and $200 million in its theatrical run.
Joker: Folie À Deux was one of 2024’s most notable movies, but not for good reasons. The Joaquin Phoenix- and Lady Gaga-starring movie wasn’t received well commercially or critically, but Gaga doesn’t seem to be letting it bother her too much.
Joker: Folie À Deux star Lady Gaga has addressed the negative reviews for the DC sequel, sharing her take on audiences rejecting what was expected to be another hit from Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix.
Lady Gaga is finally weighing in on the negative reviews that her latest film “Joker: Folie à Deux” received after it opened last fall. “Joker” (2019) was a critical and box office success that made more than $1 billion and won two Academy Awards.
The Joaquin Phoenix-led film was dubbed one of the "worst" movies of 2024: "You have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it."
Lady Gaga has finally spoken publicly about the critically panned Joker: Folie À Deux flopping last year, saying that artists have to be willing to fail, adding that sometimes people just “don’t like” stuff.
Lady Gaga stands by “ Joker: Folie à Deux ,” despite the film being a box-office flop. The Oscar and Grammy winner told Elle UK that the movie, which was directed by Todd Phillips and co-starred Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, didn’t resonate with audiences in the way that she “intended” it to.
Gaga starred as Lee Quinzel (aka Harley Quinn) opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck (aka Joker) in Todd Phillips’ 2024 film, a sequel to the 2019 original, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and won two. The sequel, in sharp contrast, was dragged through the mud on Rotten Tomatoes, earning a measly 31% score.