‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Nearly Cast Justin Theroux as Joker in the TV Movie That Harley Loves: ‘We Were Going to Shoot a Trailer at One Point’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director One of the recurring jokes throughout “Joker: Folie à Deux” is whether or not a television movie that was made based on Arthur Fleck’s life and killing spree (the events of the 2019 film) is actually good or not.
Lady Gaga’s Harleen “Lee” Quinzel is obsessed with the TV movie, and it clearly played a big role in her idolization of the real Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix).
Every time he asks her how the TV movie based on his life turned out, she can’t help but give it a rave review. In an interview with IGN, “Joker” director and co-writer Todd Phillips revealed that he contemplated actually filming parts of the TV movie to show during the sequel.
He even spoke to Justin Theroux about playing Arthur/Joker in the TV movie, as Theroux popped up in the original “Joker” film as the actor Ethan Chase.
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