“He's terrible”
Actor gossips about “Joker 2”
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While the first “Joker” film with Joaquin Phoenix was euphorically celebrated, the sequel “Folie à Deux” turned into a gigantic flop. With Tim Dillon, an actor who can be seen in the film himself is now distancing himself. His words have it all.
Actor and comedian Tim Dillon makes a brief appearance as a guard in the Joker sequel “Folie à Deux” – which may be the only reason for him to even see the film. His opinion on the sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning film couldn't be worse.
In the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the actor described the film as “terrible” and “the worst movie ever made.” Director Todd Phillips' film has no plot, Dillon continued to complain, explaining that it was clear during filming that the film would be a flop.
In the podcast, Dillon remembers a conversation with his colleagues during filming. “We were sitting there, me and these other guys, all dressed up in these security outfits because we work at Arkham Asylum,” he said. “What the hell is that?” he slipped out, while his colleagues responded: “It's going to be a flop, man.” He finally declared: “This is the worst thing I've ever seen.”
At least Quentin Tarantino is thrilled
Dillon also has an explanation for the new direction of the film, which this time is staged as a musical and stars Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role as well as Lady Gaga. “I think after the first Joker there was a lot of talk about, 'Oh, it was loved by incels.' He was loved by the wrong kind of people. The film sends the wrong message. That's why a different approach was chosen this time. “And now you have Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing until it's crazy.” For Dillon, the film obviously went in the wrong direction: “You can't even hate-watch it. It's that terrible.”
“Joker 2” is already considered a huge commercial flop. It is said to have cost $200 million, which doesn't even include the costs of promoting the film. According to US media reports, the film, which has been running in cinemas since the beginning of October, has only grossed this amount worldwide. The 2019 predecessor, for which Joaquin Phoenix won the Oscar for Best Actor, brought more than a billion dollars into the coffers worldwide, with an alleged budget of $55 million.
Even though the film fell short of expectations at the box office, there are still other opinions. Cult director Quentin Tarantino, for example, was enthusiastic. He “really lost himself in it,” he enthused in a podcast. The film is the version of “Natural Born Killers” that he “would have dreamed of.” His script for the film, which was released in 1994, was radically rewritten at the time.
