Lady Gaga only wanted to be called 'Lee' onJokersequel set, DP says: 'I didn't know Stefani at all'

I’d say to my crew, ‘Jesus, I can’t like crack it.

“From that point on it was like, our whole connection changed.

I was like,alright, cool, that’s all I need to know.

Lady Gaga filming ‘Joker Folie à Deux’.

Then we made the rest of the movie, and it was much more of connection.”

Representatives for Gaga and Phillips did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

Gaga joined Phoenix’sJokersequel in mid-2022, with filming wrapping this spring.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’.Warner Bros.