Lady Gaga caused a stir at the Venice press conference when she stated that she doesn’t necessarily consider ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to be a musical, despite its heavy use of music and singing throughout. She suggested that music in the film serves as an emotional expression when dialogue falls flat. This assertion left many puzzled, as it contradicts conventional definitions of musicals, particularly since promotional materials had strongly indicated that audiences were in for a musical experience.