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‘Joker’ Sequel to star Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

Lady Gaga: Joker 2 might be a musical that introduces the character of Harley Quinn. Phillips has confirmed the title…

‘Joker’ Sequel to star Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

Lady Gaga: Joker 2 might be a musical that introduces the character of Harley Quinn. Phillips has confirmed the title of the sequel, Joker: Folie à deux The Joker sequel was just announced, and it has been revealed that director Todd Phillips, along with co-writer Scott Silver, is working on a story for it.

Gaga will play a totally different Harley from the current DC Universe form played by Margot Robbie. This would be consistent with the basic framework of the first film, which also starred Phoenix as the Joker in his own realm apart from DC’s other films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, neither Phoenix nor Gaga have signed contracts to create the film.

Gaga collaborated with Phillips as a producer on 2018’s ‘A Star Is Born,’ which won Gaga an Oscar nod for best actress a” and an Oscar victory for original song. Bradley Cooper, the film’s actor, and director was also a producer on a joker, but it’s unknown how involved he is in ‘Folie A Deux.’

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Warner Bros have yet to reach an agreement with Phoenix, who played the disturbed DC villain in Joker, which was released in 2019. The picture was not only a huge economic success, but it also received critical praise. Joker had 11 Academy Award nominations, including best film, and won the best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and the best score for Hildur Guonadottir.

Todd Phillips released the title of the film last week, along with a snapshot of the screenplay and a photo of Phoenix reading it. Given the singer’s previous cinematic appearances in A Star Is Born and House of Gucci and their popularity, Lady Gaga’s casting might make this film another Oscar contender.

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