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    Joker: Folie À Deux director Todd Phillips 'wanted nothing to do with DC' during
    making of the $200million flop film, a new report has claimed.



    The hotly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 billion dollar
    Oscar-winning film - stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga and was considered a surefire hit for Warner Bros Pictures
    - but was slammed by critics and failed to ignite at the box office.


    The sequel has been roundly criticized for being a musical and 'ignoring' the DC fanbase - with an agent
    familiar with Phillips' process telling Variety he 'wanted nothing to
    do with DC' during the making of the film, with DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran notably absent from the film's LA premiere afterparty last month.


    A source said: 'If the first movie was about some down-on-his-luck, mentally ill guy in a downtrodden city, it makes maybe $150 [million] worldwide.

    Not a billion. People showed up because that guy was Joker.'

    In an apparent snub by Phillips, the opening
    sequence of the film does not include a DC Studios
    logo.




    On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of 32%





    The hotly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 billion dollar Oscar-winning film - stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga - seen with Phillips last month - and was considered
    a surefire hit for Warners Bros Pictures - but was slammed
    by critics and failed to ignite at the box office 

    A DC spokesman said Gunn was directing the Max series
    Peacemaker in Atlanta, which had lost a day of production due to Hurricane Helene, while Safran was sick. 



    Read More

    Joker: Folie À Deux is branded 'bleak' and the 'most disappointing
    follow-up' by critics


    A Warner spokesman added that a DC logo appears at the end of the Joker
    sequel. while Phillips declined to comment to the publication. 

    Several frictions are said to have developed
    between Phillips, DC and Warner- with claims that Michael DeLuca, Chairperson of Warner Bros.
    Entertainment, and CEO Pamela Abdy seemed 'unwilling' to say no to Phillips due
    to his huge past successes.

    It is claimed Phillips would 'only' speak with DeLuca and Abdy rather than Gunn and Safran - who took control of DC two months before production began on Joker 2 in December 2022.


    Gunn and Safran did attend the first director's cut screening for the studio but Phillips fueled rift speculation when he told a reporter: 'With all due respect to them, this is
    kind of a Warner Bros. movie.'

    Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav also met with Phillips  shortly
    after WarnerMedia and Discovery merged in April
    2022 and was 'open to filming in Los Angeles if the director would
    make the sequel at a lower price point.'

    The studio wanted to film in London which would have cost around 20 per cent less.


    However, Phillips insisted on filming in LA with the budget remaining static. 









    The sequel has been roundly criticized for being a musical
    and 'ignoring' the DC fanbase - with an agent familiar with
    Phillips' process telling Variety he 'wanted nothing to do
    with DC' during the making of the film, with DC bosses James Gunn and
    Peter Safran notably absent from the film's LA premiere afterparty last
    month

     A Warner spokesman told the publication the studio 'supported the
    decision to film in Los Angeles'.

    A source directly involved with the film said: 'No one could
    get through to Todd. And the one thing about
    genre stuff: If you don't listen and pay attention to what the
    fan expectations are, you're going to fail.

    Insiders also claim studio bosses did not want
    to premiere the film at the Venice Film Festival, but Phillips
    pushed back - with a Warner spokesman saying the studio 'fully supported the decision to bring the film to Venice.



    Joker: Folie À Deux has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as the film bombed at the box office on opening night. 

    It has only made $114million worldwide against its $200million budget. 

    The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as 'bleak' and 'disappointing' — officially released in theaters on Friday, October
    4, but it only raked in $20 million at the domestic box office, per The Hollywood Reporter. 

    Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which
    had earned him an Oscar for his portrayal in the 2019 film, while Gaga took
    on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn). 

    However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D
    rating on CinemaScore — the lowest score for a comic book movie. 

    Madame Web — which notably also flopped in theaters earlier this year and also received terrible reviews — holds a higher score with a C+.


    On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of 32%. 

    The sequel is projected to rake in less that $50 million at the domestic box office during the entirety of
    opening weekend, per The Hollywood Reporter. 

    Weeks ago, the movie had been projected to bring in around $70 million - but the number has
    since drastically dropped. 

    Joker (2019) notably opened with $96.2 million when the film first released in theaters - and eventually landed a little over $1 billion in the global box office. 

    The first movie - which was also directed by Todd Phillips - had a budget of between $55 and
    $70 million. However, the budget increased for Folie À Deux to around $200 million. 

    The 2019 movie garnered praise and positive reviews from both critics and audiences - and won the Golden Lion during the
    76th Venice International Film Festival. 

    Joaquin received an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Joker
    (Arthur Fleck) - and the film garnered an additional Academy Award for Best Original Score. 

    The sequel also screened during the Venice International
    Film Festival last month in September, where it
    earned a 12-minute standing ovation, per Deadline.   








    A source directly involved with the film said: 'No one could get through to Todd.
    And the one thing about genre stuff: If you don't listen and pay attention to what the fan expectations are, you're going
    to fail.







    However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday - and shared their opinions on the
    sequel, which features musical sequences. 

    One fan penned, 'Joaquin Phoenix don't deserve
    this. what happened to the script?' while another added, 'is it that bad,'
    followed by a crying face emoji. 

    'Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have been a good choice.
    It'd show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,' one typed. 

    'But with some original songs, that keep everything vague, not
    just covers. Also when I heard of the ending
    I snorted fr.' 

    A social media user wrote, 'Stop making sequels as musicals if the original wasn't a musical.' 

    'Maybe he [Phillips] only had an hour long movie, and decided to randomly add musical scenes to fill
    the runtime,' one penned. 

    'Joker downfall really needs to be studied,' another shared,
    along with a monkey staring out a window. 

    One fan said, 'the movie sucks. i had to walk out of the cinema,' while another penned, 'After years of disagreement....*Joker 2 releases* Critics [shaking hands] Audience.' 








    However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday - and shared their
    opinions over the sequel, which was also a musical









    'Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could
    have been a good choice. It'd show how much
    of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,' one typed



























    'Joker downfall really needs to be studied,' another shared, along
    with a monkey staring out a window

    'That's way below what we expected,' one wrote in regards to the current Rotten Tomatoes scores.
    'People are saying this is the worst sequel ever.' 

    A fan explained, 'yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.

    has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance.' 

    'It also insults the audience's intelligence. the songs were also underwhelming too.
    they shouldn't have let this escape to theaters.' 

    One shared, 'The audience that loved the first movie is not the same audience running
    to see musicals. This was a gigantic mistake from step 1.' 

    During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips discussed whether he would be interested in making a third Joker film or a movie centered around
    Gaga's character. 

    'It's not really where this movie is headed for me.
    I feel like my time in the DC Universe was these two films.' 

    Ahead of the movie's release, Lady Gaga also dropped an accompanying album titled
    Harlequin on September 27. 

    Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the 'most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie' by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga's 'thin' role
    in the film following its release on Friday. 

















    'That's way below what we expected,' one wrote in regards to the current Rotten Tomatoes scores.
    'People are saying this is the worst sequel ever'









    A fan explained, 'yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
    has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance'

    The 'bleak' sequel, has also received a tepid reception from fans, with some claiming Lady Gaga's career could be at risk.


    While the same director Todd Phillips was back in the hot seat,
    critics have said the sequel is just a 'repeat' of the first hit but with an added musical twist.


    Most critics have said Todd failed to use Gaga correctly in the
    movie and claimed she was only bought in for the musical aspect of it.


    While the majority of critics say Joker: Folie À
    Deux didn't live up to expectations, others have
    dubbed the movie 'bold' and 'brilliant.' 

    Daily Mail's Brian Viner commended the move as 'bold' and 'brilliant' but said it
    lacked any thrill. 

    The Independent's Geoffrey Macnab said: 'Today Joker is best remembered as one of
    the most subversive and original films of the last decade,
    while its hugely anticipated sequel is just as bleak and
    formally daring as its predecessor'.

    Meanwhile, the Irish Times' Donald Clarke gave the movie just two stars but credited Phillips' work for making a sequel following
    the first movie's $1billion success.

    Financial Times critic Danny Leigh said although Gaga worked hard to bump the ratings up in the sequel, Phillips
    appeared to have no idea what to do with her. 

    Giving a three star rating, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw claimed the movie proves
    'claustrophobic' and 'repetitive.'








    Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the 'most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning
    movie' by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga's 'thin' role
    in the film following its release on Friday; seen in September
    in London 







    The Times' Kevin Maher wrote: 'The director Todd Phillips said there would be no follow-up to the original, but he changed his mind and the result
    is a derivative musical'

    'This might be the most disappointing follow-up to an Oscar-winning performance since Anthony Hopkins reworked his silky and terrifying Dr Lecter from for
    the campy, kitschy.' 

    Along with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, other stars that had
    appeared in the sequel include Brendan Gleeson,
    Catherine Keener, Zazie Beatz and Steve Coogan. 

    Joker: Folie à Deux has faced additional backlash from fans as they have claimed that Gaga is running the risk of losing her acting career. 


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    Bright and early, my old friend, the beauty and wellness entrepreneur
    Liz Earle, is standing at my door clutching a Kilner jar with what looks like a small sponge floating in murky water.


    'I made kombucha for you,' she says with an enthusiasm I
    don't entirely share.

    (The sponge, it turns out, is the Scoby, or 'symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast', which is what's used to ferment sweetened tea to
    make kombucha. I don't realise at the time, but this hideous thing takes weeks to develop and is in fact a
    very generous gift.)

    The truth is, I'd drink (almost) anything if it gave
    me Liz's zip. At 61, a mother of five and a new grandmother, she honestly looks 20 years younger.
    Fans of her YouTube channel and her 170,000 Instagram followers will know how bright
    and smooth her skin is, but in person she is fizzing with energy, too.


    Liz and I have been friends for 25 years - over which time she
    has somehow seemed to gain in vitality as I, nine years her junior, have...
    well, deflated.




    Beauty and wellness entrepreneur Liz Earle, right, and Beatrice Aidin met back in the 1990s when they were both beauty journalists

    So here's my plan. I am going to Live Like Liz for a full eight weeks,
    morning to night, to see just how much I, too, can turn back the clock.



    I am going to eat, drink and exercise like Liz, 'ground myself' in a flower bed in my pyjamas like her, and even tape up my mouth à la Liz.
    From my gut to my hormones, my brain to the very cells of
    my skin, I will follow the 'bio-hacks' set out in her new book A Better Second Half: Dial Back Your Age To Live A Longer, Healthier, Happier Life, which swiftly became a bestseller on its release this
    year.

    Liz says it can't fail, so long as I commit to it.



    'Who's to say we can't or shouldn't change the way we age?' she asks.



    'I was stronger, fitter and more capable in my 50s than I was in my 40s,
    so why can't I be even more so in my 60s, 70s and beyond?'

    Perhaps more significantly, after the 'car crash of
    emotional wreckage' caused by the breakdown of her second marriage, and the divorce she went through in 2020,
    she now says: 'I'm happier at 61 than I was at 40.'

    Career-wise, it shows. When we met back in the 1990s we were both beauty journalists.
    At launches for new products, I'd merrily down the free Krug while Liz sipped sparkling water.
    'Ah Bea, you were the yin to my yang,' she says.


    Now, her wellness empire has mushroomed... and I'm suffering major work anxiety,
    a not-unrelated financial crisis and severe sciatica.

    Frankly, I look and feel knackered. My skin is dull and I have dark circles
    under my eyes. Physical pain interferes with my sleep, and
    I've been turning rather too readily to the sauvignon blanc to
    help me nod off.

    Food is not a priority: I'm either not interested or craving
    sugar, which means I'm a good 10lb heavier than I should be.


    So, can living like my rather fabulous friend make me feel as young as she looks?
    More to the point - can I really stick to it, kombucha
    and all?

    'Come on Bea, get off your backside!' Liz demands...





    Liz (left) puts Beatrice through her paces in the gym.
    Beatrice needs extra help with exercise because of her sciatica


    Week one: I face up to my middle-age spread
    Liz's top-line diet philosophy is high-protein,
    low carb, meaning she's a fan of lots of foods I love but didn't think I should eat:
    butter, unprocessed meat, avocados, good quality cheese, taramasalata and thick Greek yoghurt.


    High protein helps us 'shift to a leaner, more toned shape, and lose that middle-aged spread,
    ' she says.

    Timing matters. Liz eats two meals a day - brunch around 11am and dinner at
    7pm. The order matters too: clear your plate of chicken before rice, because eating protein before
    carbs keeps blood sugar levels stable.

    In recent years she has increased her coffee intake (before 2pm) because studies show four
    to five cups is 'strongly associated with living longer' thanks to the
    bioactives in coffee beans such as chlorogenic acid.



    She eats wheatgerm, soya beans and nuts to up her intake of spermidine - a dietary molecule
    that interacts with our DNA and mimics an anti-ageing process called autophagy, which de-ages us at a cellular level.



    Alcohol is basically a no-no. Liz has the 'occasional glass' of wine or tequila, but never more than two and never alone.


    I chuck out the ready meals and plonk, roll up my sleeves and start cooking from scratch.
    I grill venison, roast a chicken and make soups with the
    leftovers.

    Eating at specific times works for me - I'm
    never very hungry first thing - and enjoying the protein part of each meal first means
    I'm fuller and find it easy to cut back on my carb portions.



    Gut health is a big focus, which means more fermented foods.
    Much to my surprise, I love the kombucha and soon start to brew my own using
    Liz's Scoby. But homemade kimchi - fermented veg -
    is a harder sell. When a lunch guest asks me why I'm forcing myself to eat something I dislike so much, I reply solemnly: 'Liz told
    me to.'

    Week two: I discover I can do only 3 press-ups
    I really need help with exercise because sciatica means
    my normal routine has gone to pot.

    Thankfully, Liz reckons just ten minutes a day of exercises such as squats, lunges
    and press-ups is more valuable in the long term than a high-intensity gym session once a week
    or a long park run.

    She introduces me to her personal trainer, Michael Garry, who delivers the (bombshell,
    but welcome) news that running any distance over 5k can 'start to have
    negative effects' on our immune system and bone strength.
    If you're a runner, make it harder by speeding up your time, not increasing your distance.


    At Michael's insistence, I consult a physio about my sciatica, and then he devises
    a daily regime for me. I try press-ups and make it to three.
    Mortifying. Perseverance is clearly key. As are weights, especially in your 50s.
    'The more muscle you have, the more your bones are protected from osteoporosis, especially
    during midlife,' says Michael.




    For cardio, says Beatrice, I keep swimming twice a week.
    But instead of plodding up and down the pool, I start to compete with myself, speeding up the
    laps

    For my slack and flabby upper arms, he advises shoulder presses and hammer curls, with 3kg weights in both hands.
    I try tricep dips off a chair, and quickly find I can increase my
    reps - until by week four I'm doing two sets of 15.


    I work out three times a week at home. At first the
    routine takes 40 minutes but the more I do, the faster I do it, until
    the whole thing - stretching, press-ups, weights - takes just 20 minutes.


    For cardio, I keep swimming twice a week. But instead of plodding up
    and down the pool, I start to compete with myself, speeding
    up the laps.

    Week three: I slow the hormonal roller coaster
    I'm menopausal and already on HRT, but I know I could improve how I feel, which is sluggish and
    foggy.

    Liz introduces me to something called the 'estrobolome' - the
    specific collection of bacteria in the gut that influences how our body uses oestrogen. Put
    simply, some microbes improve the efficiency with which oestrogen reaches tissues around the body, meaning we use our dwindling supplies more
    effectively.

    The best way to support your estrobolome is by eating fibre from
    veg, seeds and nuts, plus some of the low-sugar fruits such
    as apples, berries and plums. Back to the supermarket I go.


    To boost the happy hormone serotonin, my saintly mentor
    insists I finish my morning shower with a minimum
    60-second blast of icy cold water, resulting - she claims - in a 'post-shock high' and 'genuine glow'.


    Hmmm. I find it hard to relinquish the comfort of a hot shower and feel not happy but mutinous as I step out of the bathroom shivering.


    Week four: I stand in the flower bed
    Living Like Liz means getting outside first thing
    in the morning and standing barefoot on the grass.
    'Grounding' apparently enables electrons from the surface of the
    Earth to transmit deep into the body, 'where they
    have an anti-inflammatory effect'.

    Liz tells me she does this in the tranquil grounds of her
    glorious pile in the West Country. I do it in a flower bed in my
    shared patio, still in my pyjamas, and feel, well, very self-conscious.
    Later I graduate to the park, and - look away now - tread in dog mess, which does not improve my emotional wellbeing.


    She also encourages us to keep a Five Minute Gratitude Journal twice a day.

    'Gratitude is... a superpower that improves longevity and supports
    the immune system,' she says.

    I can't help but think my better-off mate has rather a lot more
    to smile about than me but, following instructions,
    I write down three things I am grateful for every morning, and every night a short list
    of 'good things' that happened that day, plus another (longer) list of 'things that are concerning
    me'.

    My scepticism around gratitude slowly lifts as I find it does make me realise what's important
    and what's not. It helps me see that things are a lot brighter
    than I thought. Packing in a rush for a weekend away,
    I can't find my journal and am surprised by how bereft I feel without
    it.

    Week five: I start to sleep well
    I'm a night owl - I stay up too late watching TV and
    end up hitting my snooze button past 8.30am... and occasionally edging towards 10am.


    Liz reckons anyone can improve their sleep if they follow her
    routine, which means setting an evening alarm for 9pm - to remind yourself to start 'winding down for bed'.


    Emails, social media and TV are switched off, replaced by
    a printed book or a podcast. She takes 120g of magnesium
    glycinate in a milky drink half an hour before bed (and stops eating two hours before).





    Living Like Liz means getting outside first thing in the morning 

    Liz wears a bamboo fibre nightie or pyjamas to keep warm because she sleeps with an open window,
    which she covers with blackout blinds and curtains, and sprinkles her pillow with a few drops of neat lavender essential oil.


    I'm an e-book reader, so already failing at this routine.
    Still, I leave my phone charging in the kitchen and buy a regular alarm clock.
    The lavender oil makes me sneeze, so I spray my pillows with C.
    Atherley Geranium Spray instead. 

    Oh, and I tape my lips up - Liz shows me how when she delivers the kombucha.
    Forcing yourself to breathe through your nose is said
    to promote more restful sleep.

    All of this is time-consuming and takes practise,
    but I find the ritual soothing. Five weeks in, I'm getting to
    sleep earlier than I have for years - at 10.30pm after 20 minutes drop-off time -and waking at 7.30am.

    How virtuous!

    Week six: I crash off the wagon
    I'm doing my best, but then I go for lunch with a friend who chirpily suggests a glass of wine, which
    turns into a bottle. And then a second. Later, with a daytime hangover, I head
    to M&S and find reduced dauphinoise potatoes,
    which become dinner. 

    Liz has got me on a blood sugar tracker called Lingo (£289 for
    two months - you jab a biosensor the size and
    shape of a plastic bottle top into your upper arm, and then link it to an app on your phone), which shows a
    massive post-potato spike and then a huge slump, which makes me tired and irritable.
    Who knew that such deliciousness had such a high glycaemic load?


    I call Liz to 'fess up. 'I have the odd day when I
    lie in, eat too much cake and drink too much tequila,' she says.
    'But that's fine because you then know what to do to put it right.
    It's not about being perfect.' Phew!

    Week seven: I tackle my financial mess
    Re-reading my journal really helps here. By documenting
    what I was so worried about day by day, my perspective on it changes.


    Here, in black and white, is a record of how I felt at the start of this project and how I've evolved.



    I've come unstuck - in a good way. I'm not going
    to pretend it's been easy because change is uncomfortable, but I
    realise there's simply nothing to be gained from
    the worry spiral.

    If freelance life is tough, and my income erratic, I'm going to do something about it.
    Buoyed with the confidence that comes with action, I apply for part-time admin jobs.
    As personal trainer Michael observes as we work out on Zoom, I wouldn't have done this before.
    He's right. Finally I've started to take control.

    Week eight: And the winner is...
    So how have eight weeks of Living Like Liz changed me?

    Physically, I'm in much better shape. I've lost 7 lb and taken an extraordinary 5 in off my waist and 11 in off my body as a
    whole.

    Those three pathetic press-ups have become a whopping 40 per workout, and the measly 3kg weights are now 6kg, meaning I have
    proper bicep definition. The sleeveless tops will be
    coming out again this party season.



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    My skin is clearer, eyes brighter and face more defined because I've reduced the carb-inducing bloat.
    I'm sleeping better and feeling infinitely less anxious.


    Most remarkably - and this is really life-changing - my sciatica is almost gone
    and I can come off strong painkillers. I know
    sciatica can disappear of its own accord, but
    the timing is surely no coincidence. All those exercises have strengthened the muscles around my spine and buttocks and I'm
    convinced it's done the trick.

    I meet Liz for lunch, nervous about whether
    she'll see a difference. 'Oh wow,' she says, taking a good look at her pupil.
    'Those arms! You definitely look younger.'

    We chat for a while and she adds: 'You also seem more content and optimistic.
    You have an inner glow and a halo of positivity.'

    Well, yes, she would say that, wouldn't she? (Probably.
    Though Liz is known for her candour, so it's not a given.) 'I wasn't sure you
    were going to prioritise yourself enough and commit,' she admits 'You weren't
    an easy nut to crack so I'm thrilled.'

    I'm delighted with my gold star. And I'm grateful to her, which is one of the key lessons I've learned.
    Gratitude makes everything feel better.

    That - along with the kombucha, ice-cold showers (which I have learned to love) and
    the odd tequila - are the habits I'll hold on to. But not (shudder!) the kimchi or flower beds.


    As Liz says, everyone deserves to have a better second half -
    and if I can do it, anyone can.


    A Better Second Half: Dial Back Your Age To Live
    A Longer, Healthier, Happier Life, by Liz Earle (Hodder & Stoughton, £22).



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