‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ Casting Director Surprised Lady Gaga ‘Could Get It Right’ With Joaquin Phoenix

The casting director for Joker: Two-Fold Film says it wasn’t her idea to Lady Gaga in the movie, but now she sees why director Todd Phillips chose her for the role.

According to Deadlineduring a speech at a film festival in the Czech Republic, Francine Maisler said she recently saw a cut of the film and raved about Gaga’s performance. “She’s so good in it, guys. She’s going to blow your mind,” Maisler told the audience. “I didn’t introduce Lady Gaga. It wasn’t my idea. That was Todd Phillips, for me. But I’ll tell you, she’s really surprising — and really good.”

Maisler went on to say she was “really surprised” that Gaga could hold her own against the film’s Oscar-winning star, Joaquin Phoenix.

“I mean, we all knew what she could do in A star is bornbut I thought, ‘Oh, well, that’s kind of her thing.’ Something she could do and just be real. But this… Man, she’s Good,” Maisler said. “Joaquin blows you away, but the fact that she was able to keep up with him and be real — and not just be swept off the screen by what the role is and what the performance is — shows that she’s good.”

Joker: Two-Fold Film will hit theaters on October 4, and is rumored to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August. It’s also rumored to feature numerous musical numbers: According to a report, Gaga recorded more than 20 songs for the film.

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