Lady Gaga Is Dressed to Kill in First Photos as Harley Quinn for the ‘Joker’ Sequel
glamour.com—even though, ironically, there has been a media circus all week in the exact same spot, as the public awaits the possible indictment of Trump in the .
Turns out it involved another saga of (alleged) treachery and deceit. The heckling crowds were all hired extras for , and the figure at the center was offering the first full-length look at her take on the character of .Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn while filming Joker: Folie à Deux in New York City on Saturday.
Starring opposite in the sequel to Todd Phillips’s Oscar-nominated box office smash Joker, which told the origin story of one of Batman’s greatest foes, Lady Gaga appeared to be fully in the zone as Phoenix’s henchwoman and love interest. (As anyone who’s followed Gaga’s acting career knows, when it comes to diving into a new role, she’s nothing if not committed.) NBC News that the film crew had enlisted around 700 extras to play protestors and that explosions were also planned; in pictures of the filming, the crowd booed and shouted as Gaga appeared to be escorted into a courthouse, turning around to furiously raise a fist at them.
Just as explosive as any Hollywood pyrotechnics, however, was getting a first look at Gaga’s style as Quinn. As anyone who’s been to a Halloween party since the release of knows, garish, girly take on the character’s style has plenty of admirers—but it appears that Gaga is taking a different tack.
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