Parts of Joker: Folie a Deux's script was torn up during filming and rewritten "on a napkin"

Sep. 6, 2024



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Phillips added, “You think, Okay, this scene works, let’s just go shoot it. And Joaquin’s like, ‘No, no, no, let’s just have a quick meeting about it,’ and it’s three hours later and you’re rewriting it on a napkin.”

Early reactions to Joker: Folie a Deuxcalled it a “brilliant musical return to a world of madness”, but critics have been less kind, with it currently sitting at a mixed 61% onRotten Tomatoes.

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In Total Film’sJoker: Folie a Deux review, Jordan Farley described the movie as “an unconventional musical sequel that fails to hit the high notes.”

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