‘La La Land’ Art Director Reacts to ‘Joker 2’ Comparisons, No Big Deal

The brand new trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux” is stirring up some buzz amongst moviegoers and a few filmmakers, who assume some scenes very intently echo the musical “La La Land.”

Austin Gorg, the artwork director of Damien Chazelle’s 2016 hit, “La La Land,” hasn’t actually observed the comparisons himself … however he tells TMZ any similarities are not any huge deal ‘trigger filmmaking usually entails borrowing a little bit of inspiration from different folks’s work.

Austin reckons the Todd Phillips-directed ‘Joker 2’ drawing comparisons to Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone‘s flick is probably going only a case of each movies tapping into well-worn cinematic tropes explored by many motion pictures — as he factors out, “La La Land” was primarily a love letter to traditional movies, even utilizing units from old-school musicals.

As for the scene of Joaquin Phoenix‘s Arthur Fleck and Lady Gaga‘s Harley Quinn dancing within the moonlight, which mirrors an identical second with Stone and Gosling in “La La Land,” he says it is nothing new — it is simply fundamental film magic to enchant audiences.

Austin says the identical goes for the highlight on Joaquin enjoying on the piano … saying it is simply pure stagecraft, because it was when Gosling acted out an identical shot 8 years earlier.

He summarizes, “The comparisons probably say more about our online culture than any meaningful critique of the film. That said, I’m happy that people are engaged. It means movies are still at the core of our culture.”

It is no secret the artwork route and cinematography have been key gamers in driving fanfare and award-season buzz in each “La La Land” and the primary ‘Joker’ movie.