celeb news Lady Gaga received $12 Million for Joker: Folie à Deux, Joaquin Phoenix $20 million

[Loroy]

$200 million budget seems like a huge reach, a Marvel kind of budget for a musical psychological thriller? idk but we'll see lol...

I'm pretty sure Gaga has a special contract with WB and she'll earn a huge bonus if it's a blockbuster like the first one 

[єѕℓαм]

16 minutes ago, chosensparkles said:

I think she earned like $5-10M for ASIB

We never had a number for Gucci

and now $12M for Joker

they said she was getting 10M before filming started and now it’s up to 12M 

 

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/lady-gaga-to-bag-10-million-to-play-harley-quinn-in-joker-2/amp_articleshow/93555720.cms

[Phaunzie]

A musical? Really? A musical???? 

That is gonna flop hard or smash, however a musical is this entertainment climate nooo.

[Bojana]

4 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

A musical? Really? A musical???? 

That is gonna flop hard or smash, however a musical is this entertainment climate nooo.

this is the cinemathographer

 

 

[aesthetic bih]

My fave swimming is money yassss

[PoisonPill]

11 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

A musical? Really? A musical???? 

That is gonna flop hard or smash, however a musical is this entertainment climate nooo.

Musical films have been some of the most reliably successful and acclaimed in recent years. ASIB, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocket Man, Elvis, The Little Mermaid, Wonka, etc.

 

I think/assume this will be a diegetic musical like ASIB, not a “okay now let’s pause the dialogue to do a choreographed number!” musical

Edited February 21 by PoisonPill

[Komet]

33 minutes ago, Konril said:

Needs 500 million to break even. The **** is WB thinking.

And it will  

 

ot: get money *****  

[Phaunzie]

4 minutes ago, Bojana said:

this is the cinemathographer

 

 

Unfortunately, it is literally categorized as a musical on the IMDB page and literally one of the descriptors on the first page when you search it. 

 

3 minutes ago, PoisonPill said:

Musical films have been some of the most reliably successful and acclaimed in recent years. ASIB, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocket Man, Elvis, etc.

 

I think/assume this will be a diegetic musical like ASIB, not a “okay now let’s pause the dialogue to do a choreographed number!” musical

A lot of people do not like musicals and the moment they see the musical tag they log off. ASIB, BR, RR, Elvis are all biopics of singers. Obviously, they will have singing in them, and the singing is presented during rehearsals, performances and not during serious dialogue. A theatre audience that craves realism (especially from Todd Philips Joker), the moment Harley or the Joker starts to sing, that audience will pulled out of the movie.

[PoisonPill]

4 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

Unfortunately, it is literally categorized as a musical on the IMDB page and literally one of the descriptors on the first page when you search it. 

 

A lot of people do not like musicals and the moment they see the musical tag they log off. ASIB, BR, RR, Elvis are all biopics of singers. Obviously, they will have singing in them, and the singing is presented during rehearsals, performances and not during serious dialogue. A theatre audience that craves realism (especially from Todd Philips Joker), the moment Harley or the Joker starts to sing, that audience will pulled out of the movie.

ASIB is not a biopic. It is fictional characters. I have faith with all the money and talent involved, and how the cinematographer describes it, that the music will be worked in artfully.

Edited February 21 by PoisonPill

[ALA]

$200m budget is absolutely ridiculous but if the movie is amazing then OK nnn

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

6 minutes ago, PoisonPill said:

ASIB is not a biopic. It is fictional characters.

I know a Ally in Maine irl

[Phaunzie]

15 minutes ago, PoisonPill said:

ASIB is not a biopic. It is fictional characters. I have faith with all the money and talent involved, and how the cinematographer describes it, that the music will be worked in artfully.

ASIB(2018) is an adaption of a beloved franchise starting Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand and Lady Gaga. A Star Is Born is literally the same premise of the 1937 movie (Janet Gaynor). The only changes are the set design, fashion, actors, modernity of society beliefs in the movies and place and time it is happening. ASIB is part of a franchise known to have musical elements and already has generational fans.

 

Joker 1 was not a musical, Joker 1 fans are not going to want a film that is labelled by every new outlet, as a musical. Unlike ASIB, Joker 1 never established itself to have musical leanings. It was a criminal, thriller, drama now with a musical tag on it. Joker fans especially that don't keep up with the director's twitter are going to assume it is a musical like Les Mis or The Greatest Showman. 

 

Edited February 21 by Phaunzie

[PoisonPill]

7 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

ASIB(2018) is an adaption of a beloved franchise starting Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand and Lady Gaga. A Star Is Born is literally the same premise of the 1937 movie (Janet Gaynor). The only changes are the set design, fashion, actors, modernity of society beliefs in the movies and place and time it is happening. 

That’s a remake or adaptation. A biopic is a “biographical picture” that dramatizes the life of a real person, usually a historical figure or celebrity.

[mrpartyrocker]

12 minutes ago, Phaunzie said:

ASIB(2018) is an adaption of a beloved franchise starting Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand and Lady Gaga. A Star Is Born is literally the same premise of the 1937 movie (Janet Gaynor). The only changes are the set design, fashion, actors, modernity of society beliefs in the movies and place and time it is happening. ASIB is part of a franchise known to have musical elements and already has generational fans.

 

Joker 1 was not a musical, Joker 1 fans are not going to want a film that is labelled by every new outlet, as a musical. Unlike ASIB, Joker 1 never established itself to have musical leanings. It was a criminal, thriller, drama now with a musical tag on it. Joker fans especially that don't keep up with the director's twitter are going to assume it is a musical like Les Mis or The Greatest Showman. 

 

And who are you to say what joker 1 fans want or like? Please keep your mouth shut until after the 1st week of it being released to make assumptions about what people like. 

[family.guy123]

This movie is going to be a massive slay I predict. 
 

If you think it’s too much money, stop watching movies.

Edited February 21 by family.guy123

[Vertigo Stick]

Oh wow successga Italian. Now I just need access to her bank account. I can triple this amount in one week. I just need her routing/account number and $500k down payment + 300k in processing fees. 
 

 

[Bloodflowers.]

Another common Gaga W

[QueenB]

Wow that budget blow up is huge, but people acting like this has any chance of flopping are delusional. The first joker was MASSIVE, it may not do as well as the first, but $600 million AT LEAST is guaranteed unless WB completely does no promo for it

[shyboi]

1 hour ago, Konril said:

Needs 500 million to break even. The **** is WB thinking.

 

600 million to break even actually 

[Dolce Vita]

damn wb really must’ve believed in the sequel to pour even more resources into it…but artistically im excited for the spectacle that we’re about to witness with this film bc they’re definitely going all out with this budget 

[RideOrDie]

it will simply be the best film of all time 

[BNF91]

2 hours ago, Gossip_Boy said:

Going from $60M to $200M may seem a bit excessive but in the hindsight it makes sense.

The first one is a billion dollar grossing film and Phoenix won a best actor oscar for the role which brought huge buzz to the franchise. He has to be paid accordingly. Same goes for Todd Philips. Then Gaga has to be paid as well.
 

And most importantly, it’s probably going to be a much bigger movie than Joker. You can only really do the small, and therefore low budget, character study once.

Finally some sense. 

 

Some of you make yourself look so dumb, "$200M to make it a musical?!" 

[BNF91]

$500M break even for a sequel to a $1.07B film is completely fine. It'll make that back and then some. 

[cruelcooper]

Joaquin 

 

Spoiler

Movie will be bad just like the first one

 

[SweetOreosOfHeaven]