Lady Gaga's performance in Joker: Folie à Deux opposite Joaquin Phoenix shocks the sequel's casting director - who admits she didn't cast Gaga: 'She's going to blow your mind' Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 01:20, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 01:21, 8 July 2024 e-mail View comments Lady Gaga is set to expand her burgeoning film career even further when she stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel Joker: Folie à Deux.
And now the casting director for the highly anticipated sequel is sharing her thoughts on Gaga's buzzy performance — and she admitted that she wasn't the one responsible for casting the 38-year-old pop icon in the superhero-adjacent thriller. Francine Maisler, who served as the casting director on the Joker sequel, said Gaga — who shot down pregnancy rumors last month — was 'so good' in Folie à Deux during a talk at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic earlier this week, according to Deadline . 'She’s going to blow your mind,' Maisler gushed to the audience, before admitting that she couldn't take credit for her presence in the film.
'It wasn’t my idea. That was Todd Phillips, before me,' she said, referencing the returning director, producer and co-screenwriter. Joker: Folie à Deux's casting director Francie Maisler raved about Lady Gaga's performance in the film during a talk at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic earlier this.
