everyone is talking clown A sequel and what to expect from Lady Gaga In fact, the preparations for this movie were intense. That was the case with the late Heath Ledger who perfected the role. The same goes for Joaquin Phoenix, who went through intense preparation. By losing over 50 pounds for the role. While having to go into the dark for this character.
As we will reveal below. Phoenix lost most of her weight in the final three months of preparing for the film. Filmmaker Todd Phillips was worried about his lead. Because he wasn’t ready for Joker just three months before filming. We’ll reveal how the cast can be put together. And how did he lose weight when it mattered?
We’ll also take a closer look at Joaquin Phoenix’s relationship with Todd Phillips. And what scenes bring the two together in the film?
Joaquin Phoenix reveals losing weight helped him become Joker character
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Getting into character began to take shape for the actor as weight loss preparations began.
Joaquin revealed, “The first thing is to lose weight. That’s where I really started. As it turns out, it affects your psychology. And you start to get angry when you lose that much weight during that time.”
“There is also a book about political assassins that I found interesting. and classifying the different personality types who do those things (I did it in the movie)”
The actor admits that simple things like walking up stairs can become a daunting task. due to his low energy at least He was able to bring that into his character.
Phoenix certainly did, as it looked. However, filmmaker Todd Phillips was worried they wouldn’t make it.
Todd Phillips strained when Joaquin Phoenix didn’t lose much weight just three months before filming.
It’s three months before shooting in June, and Joaquin Phoenix is still 180 pounds, despite his goal being 125 pounds. Losing 55 pounds in just three months is no joke. And Phillips wondered if he had to hire a professional to help the actor lose weight.
“It’s already June. And he hasn’t started (losing weight) yet and we started filming in September. And he looks like 180 pounds, he’s not fat, but we’re talking about losing 125 pounds, and he’s gone. I get it.’ I go. ‘You know we can hire men. i got this This woman is a nutritionist. You may want…”
“No, no, that’s not how I do it.” I go, ‘What do you do?’ He says, ‘I just stopped eating and I’m fasting.’ He just ate an apple a day all summer long.”
Phoenix might sarcastically say that his food isn’t just apples. And he still has a few types of leafy greens to eat throughout the day.
“It’s not an apple a day. No, you’ve got lettuce and steamed green beans, too,” he said.
As if playing the character coupled with the amazing weight loss wasn’t hard enough. Controlling the Joker’s laugh was also a stressful task for the actor.
Joaquin Phoenix’s relationship with Todd Phillips takes a complete turn in one of the scenes.
Joaquin Phoenix has other stressors. behind the scenes One of which includes the iconic Joker laughter. The cast gave many takes with laughter, and Todd Phillips said that every take was on point and exactly what they were looking for.
As for Joaquin’s motivation to find the best laugh that fits The Joker, he has gone down an unlikely path for motivation. “I watched videos of people suffering from pathological laughter. A neurological disease that causes a person to laugh uncontrollably.”
Phoenix also revealed that the turning point for his relationship with Todd Phillips came from his dance scenes. Suddenly, during pre-set, things became clear between the two.
“This is not just a transitional moment for the character. But for me and Todd and the way we work together. Which we will feel comfortable with letting things go. Unraveling without knowing the answer to this scene,” says Phoenix. “We started communicating without needing to say everything. We started to understand each other.”
“We were locked in the same frequency band. having the same idea together together is the best Todd and I have received a lot of it. It’s so bizarre.”
