Leigh Gill on working with ‘hilarious’ Todd Phillips for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ and what it was like to return as his iconic character Gary Puddles. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Talk to me about being at the UK premiere in this amazing, massive...
00:04It's huge!
00:05How does it feel?
00:06It's amazing, yeah. Really cool.
00:08How does it feel returning to the world of Joker as well?
00:10Oh, amazing. Yeah. I mean, I knew it was coming, but we had to wait a bit because of Covid and that,
00:16but yeah, as soon as we got back in, it was amazing seeing all the same faces.
00:20Like, yeah, it was awesome.
00:22Stepping literally back into Gary's shoes. I wore the same shoes in both films, so...
00:27Stepping back into Gary's shoes. Yeah.
00:30Joaquin, take two. You're back together again.
00:33How was it reuniting on set?
00:35It was awesome. Yeah, yeah.
00:37It was... I mean, the first movie did so well, and he's so fun to work with.
00:42Him and Todd, like, the dynamic duo.
00:45Yeah, it was amazing getting back on set with him.
00:47And what about Todd Phillips? The same thing?
00:49Yeah, he's hilarious. He's like the coolest director.
00:52He's just so chill, so creative. The whole process of working with those guys is amazing.
00:59You never know what it's going to be, really.
01:03It can change at any moment. Every take can be different, but it's very creative and rewarding.
01:09And why should UK fans go and see this in UK cinemas?
01:13Because, like, it's a cinema movie, isn't it?
01:16Like, the way it's shot, it's just a piece of artwork.
01:20Yeah, we've got Lady Gaga in here singing, like, these amazing numbers.
01:24You get to see this beautiful face.
01:26It's only going to be better on a big screen, right?
01:29But, yeah, it's going to be great.
01:31Perfect. And the best surname ever. I mean, come on, Puddles.
01:34Harry Puddles? Come on!
01:36Puddles!