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'Delving into all those songs was great craic': Brendan Gleeson on his role in Joker: Folie à Deux

Brendan Gleeson tells Esther McCarthy about working alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux
'Delving into all those songs was great craic': Brendan Gleeson on his role in Joker: Folie à Deux

Brendan Gleeson, behind, with Joaquin Phoenix and other members of the cast in a scene from Joker: Folie A Deux. 

Like many moviegoers, Brendan Gleeson was a big fan of Todd Phillips’ 2019 film The Joker. So when he heard a sequel was in the offing - with music central to the story and characters - he was excited and intrigued.

Now the Irish actor is starring opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in one of the year’s most-anticipated movies - and he even gets to whistle and sing his way through a couple of scenes himself.

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