“Joaquin Phoenix Reveals the Shocking Secrets Behind His Grueling 50-Lb Transformation for ‘Joker’!”

"Joaquin Phoenix Reveals the Shocking Secrets Behind His Grueling 50-Lb Transformation for 'Joker'!"

When asked how many pounds he had lost this time, Joaquin said he didn’t exactly remember and then lamented his idea to talk about his physical transformation in the first place, Variety reported.

The dancing component of Joker: Folie à Deux, with Lady Gaga, made it reportedly harder to lose weight

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The Hollywood star said: “I know I was responsible last time for talking about it, but it’s difficult to do so that becomes your obsession because you’re working the entire time to get to a certain weight.

“So then you end up talking about it, and then it just sounds like an actor going on and on about how much weight they lost. 

“By the end of that run, I was so sick of myself and angry at myself for making such a big deal about that part, because you just do what you’re f*****g supposed to do.

“So this time I was like, ‘I’m not going to do that.’”

In Joker: Folie à Deux, Joaquin reprises his role as the Joker, while Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn

Image credits: IMDB

Joaquin went on to reportedly whisper into the mic, “It was 47 pounds [approximately 21 kilograms],” before clarifying: “No, I’m joking. I don’t know.”

Joker: Folie à Deux is the follow-up to director Todd Phillips’ 2019 film Joker, which also premiered at Venice and won a Golden Lion prize. 

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