Anyone who saw the first or especially the new trailer Clown: Pas de deux It would be nice to have some ideas. With director Todd Phillips and Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix returning to this unforgettable role, and with Lady Gaga on board, it seems like a winning combination. Although the movie won’t be released in theaters until October 4, someone who has seen the film confirmed all this and more.
In addition to the new trailer released today, the prestigious Venice Film Festival also announced Clown: Pas de deux It will be one of the films screened at the festival. And, in an interview with Deadline , festival president Alberto Barbera spoke about his interest in clown sequel.
“It’s a continuation of the story, but this movie is completely different from the first movie,” Barbera said. “If you had the same expectations for violence or anything else, you’d be surprised. When I saw the movie in Los Angeles in early February, there were four or five people in the screening room, including screenwriter Scott Silver ( Scott Silver, we were surprised and had our mouths hanging open by the end of the screening. This is one of the darker movies.
“A dark movie” I say that because the first movie was Very dark. Also, isn’t this sequel supposed to be a musical? Aren’t musicals usually the antithesis of darkness? “It’s a dystopian musical, or some kind of musical,” Barbera continued. “I think this is one of the boldest, bravest, most creative films to come out of American cinema in recent years. I think it really confirms that Todd Phillips is one of the most creative directors working right now.
Let’s read it again. “One of the boldest, bravest, and most innovative films to come out of American cinema in recent years.” If that person had been a critic, instead of promoting his own film festival, Warner Bros. could have stopped marketing it now and moved on. Of course, that won’t happen, but it certainly makes us more interested in what’s to come this fall.
Clown: Pas de deux Opens October 4th.
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