Joker director Todd Phillips is on his way to film the sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, and already revealed the first image for Joaquin Phoenix preparing to return. As to why we have yet to see first looks of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn for the sequel, the director has something to say.
Recently speaking with Digital Spy, Phillips addresses that the big Lady Gaga reveal in Joker’s counterpart getup will be taking a while. In fact, we might only be able to see LG with first looks on set next year. Check out the director’s full comment below:
“[I’ve been] getting a lot of these messages in my DMs. And on here. Sorry to say that LG does not start with us until after the new year. So it’s gonna be a bit.”
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The sequel is set to be heavily focused on Lady Gaga’s portrayal of Harley Quinn with a deliverance of a ‘musical’ perspective, and though this has definitely turned some heads around for DC fans, original Joker actor Zazie Beets previously defended that “it makes wonderful sense.”
The first Joker film, after all, featured a different, more humanizing side and version of the Joker as the infamous Batman villain who had been suffering from a mental illness, as compared to the original Joker. Phoenix delivered a stellar performance that led him to win his first Oscar award back in 2020.
As for the Suicide Squad star, Margot Robbie, the previous Harley Quinn actor couldn’t be happier to pass on the torch as she previously said on MTV News. In fact, given Lady Gaga's past performances, she not only excels in the music industry, but she has also proven herself to be quite versatile no matter the environment she gets put in.
Joker: Folie à Deux is currently slated for release on October 4, 2024.
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