Joker 2 ‘in talks with pop star’ to play Harley Quinn in musical sequel | Films | Entertainment
Joker 2 was given its official title just last week – Joker: Folie à Deux. Previously, a sequel to the hit, billion-dollar movie had not yet been confirmed, but director Todd Phillips posted an image of the script’s front page, as well as a shot of Phoenix reading the new story.
Now, a new report claims the actress behind Harley Quinn in the new movie has been found – and she will be played by a Grammy Award-winning songstress.
It has been reported Lady Gaga has joined Joker: Folie à Deux.
Gaga is of course known for her expansive pop career, but in the last decade, she has been building her acting career in Hollywood drastically.
She made a splash in the Oscar-winning A Star Is Born as the main protagonist, and most recently made her mark on the semi-biopic movie The House of Gucci (alongside former Joker actor Jared Leto).
The details about Gaga’s role are currently being kept under wraps, but the title for Joker 2 seems to hint at the arrival of everyone’s favourite psychotic therapist.
In the medical world, a folie à deux is a “delusion or mental illness shared by two people in close association”.
Where the Joker is concerned, what better person is there to embody this medical term than his part-time sidekick and part-time lover, Harley Quinn?
This would be a separate version of the character that Margot Robbie has diligently been portraying for years – most recently in The Suicide Squad.
However, Joker introduced a collection of brand new characters into the fold, so Gaga could very well be playing a completely different person.
Meanwhile, there is further information about the film that might worry fans: It’s going to be a musical.
Joker defied traditional “comic book movie” conventions by focusing solely on the character of Arthur Fleck rather than any action or world-threatening events.
With a character-driven study already under his belt, The Hollywood Reporter claims director Phillips is now working on adapting Joker: Folie à Deux into a musical.
No further information has been revealed just yet about this detail, but it might just work.
There are a few ways this could happen.
The first option is that Joker 2 is a traditional musical piece – like Steven Spielberg’s recent Westside Story – where characters burst into song and dance as part of the world.
While this is certainly possible, I feel like viewers may find this a tough pill to swallow after the first blood-filled movie.
The second option is – considering Joker is certifiably insane and locked up in Arkham Asylum – that the character is imagining the characters around him singing.
What’s more, Gaga’s inclusion in the movie makes a lot more sense if this musical report is correct.
Gaga sang throughout A Star is Born, so her dusting off her pipes for Joker 2 would certainly fit into her remit.
There is currently no information about whether any kind of Batman character will be making an appearance in the movie.
Bruce Wayne played a prominent part in the first movie, so his arrival is certainly possibly.
Joker is available to watch on Netflix now.
Joker: Folie à Deux does not yet have a release date.
