Just days after writer-director Todd Phillips shared the title of his Joker sequel – Joker: Folie a Deux – Lady Gaga has joined the cast as the iconic Harley Quinn.
Gaga, 36, is reportedly in early talks to play the DC Comics character, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, which also reveals the project is being developed as a musical.
Margot Robbie has played Harley Quinn in 2016’s Suicide Squad, 2020’s Birds of Prey and 2021’s The Suicide Squad, though this version of Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie a Deux is said to exist in a different DC universe than Robbie’s Harley Quinn.
Cast: Just days after writer-director Todd Phillips shared the title of his Joker sequel – Joker: Folie a Deux – Lady Gaga has joined the cast as the iconic Harley Quinn
Musical: Gaga, 36, is reportedly in early talks to play the DC Comics character, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter , which also reveals the project is being developed as a musical
Different universe: Margot Robbie has played Harley Quinn in 2016’s Suicide Squad, 2020’s Birds of Prey and 2021’s The Suicide Squad, though this version of Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie a Deux is said to exist in a different DC universe than Robbie’s Harley Quinn
While the original 2019 Joker was never intended to have a sequel, its critical and commercial success lead director Todd Phillips said in August 2019 that he might be interested in making a sequel, if Phoenix were interested in returning.
Phillips signed on to direct and co-write the script with his original Joker writing partner Scott Silver in May 2021.
Last week, Phillips shared a photo of the Joker: Folie a Deux script cover, revealing that script draft was completed on May 18.
Sequel: While the original 2019 Joker was never intended to have a sequel, its critical and commercial success lead director Todd Phillips said in August 2019 that he might be interested in making a sequel, if Phoenix were interested in returning
He also shared another photo of Phoenix reading the script while smoking a cigarette, though THR clarified Warner Bros. has not yet finalized a deal with Phoenix, though they are both ‘deep’ in negotiations.
The title Folie a Deux is a medical term that is, ‘an identical or similar mental disorder affecting two or more individuals, usually the members of a close family.’
The 2019 R-rated Joker movie was a surprise smash hit at the box office, which earned $335.4 million domestic and $1.074 billion worldwide from a meager $55 million budget.
Surprise: The 2019 R-rated Joker movie was a surprise smash hit at the box office, which earned $335.4 million domestic and $1.074 billion worldwide from a meager $55 million budget
The Harley Quinn character was by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm in 1992 for Batman: The Animated Series.
While she was only intended to appear in one episode as comedic relief, she became a recurring character and ultimately the Joker’s sidekick and love interest.
She was introduced into the DC Comics universe in 1999 as the Joker’s love and partner in crime, and also a good friend of supervillain Poison Ivy.
Animated: The Harley Quinn character was by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm in 1992 for Batman: The Animated Series
While this will be the first time Gaga has been directed by Phillips, the filmmaker did serve as a producer on her debut 2018 film A Star Is Born.
The singer/actress (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) followed up her Oscar-nominated performance by playing Patrizia Reggiani in last year’s House of Gucci.
She also recently wrote the song Hold My Hand for the current box office hit Top Gun: Maverick.
Reunited: While this will be the first time Gaga has been directed by Phillips, the filmmaker did serve as a producer on her debut 2018 film A Star Is Born
New role: The singer/actress (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) followed up her Oscar-nominated performance by playing Patrizia Reggiani in last year’s House of Gucci
