Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga discussed the punishing diets each undertook for the Joker sequel, ahead of the film’s premiere at the Venice film festival.
At a press conference alongside the film’s writer-director, Todd Phillips, Phoenix talked about the pre-production regime he revisited, having lost 52lb – a little under 4 stone, or about 24kg – by eating mostly lettuce and steamed vegetables for the original.
