Joaquin Phoenix, 49, revealed at the Venice Film Festival that it was 'difficult' to maintain his weight for his upcoming sequel “Joker: Folie à Deux.'
When preparing for the 'Joker' sequel, Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix admits it was a struggle to stay fit for the film. During a press conference for 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' Phoenix revisited his controversial diet and said it was more difficult to maintain the second time around. 'I’m not going to talk through specifics of the diet, because I just think nobody wants to hear that.
The actor then quipped about how much weight he lost. 'It was 47 pounds,' and added, 'No, I’m joking. I don’t know.' CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER In 2019, Phoenix shared how he completely transformed his body to play his character the Joker in the Todd Philips’ movie. 'It wasn’t an apple a day. No, you’ve also got lettuce and steamed green beans,' he joked at the time during an interview with Access Hollywood.
But Phoenix said director Phillips didn't make his extremely strict diet any easier. 'Todd did have these f---ing pretzels that I love. And he’d just have bags of them in his office. And that was difficult.'
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