Oscar winner Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner Bros.’ Joker: Folie à Deux, Deadline can confirm.Details as to the Joker sequel’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps, though we know that Todd Phillips is returning as director.
As was the case on the original film, he co-wrote the script with Scott Silver. We hear that Gaga will play Harley Quinn—the Arkham Asylum shrink who falls in love with her patient Arthur Fleck aka Joker—though her version of the character will be a DC universe apart from Margot Robbie’s version, seen in the Suicide Squad films.Phillips’ first Joker film unveiled in 2019 watched as Fleck, a mentally troubled stand-up comedian, embarked on a downward spiral that led to the creation of an iconic villain.
The film grossed over $1 billion worldwide and brought Phoenix his first Oscar, also landing Hildur Guðnadóttir a statuette for Best Original Score.While Phoenix’s deal for the new Joker film has not yet been signed, we hear that he is in advanced talks.
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