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Warner Bros.' highly-anticipated Joker sequel - entitled Joker: Folie A Deux - has continued to build out its cast with Harry Lawtey coming aboard.The 25-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Robert Spearing in the HBO series Industry - has joined the cast, via Deadline.Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck a.k.a. The Joker, while Lady Gaga has come aboard to play his lover, Harley Quinn.

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has shared new images from the forthcoming sequel to 2019’s Joker.The sequel – which will reportedly musical elements – sees Joaquin Phoenix return as the titular villain, while Lady Gaga joins the franchise as Harley Quinn. The film will be released on October 4, 2024, the same date as the fifth anniversary of Joker.Phillips shared three new images on his Instagram account to mark Valentine’s Day, writing: “Hoping your day is full of love,” followed by the film’s release date.The first image shows Gaga and Phoenix in full make-up and costume as they stand under a spotlight with nothing but darkness around them.

Joker: Folie à Deux, has teased the upcoming sequel might be more of a musical than anticipated.Speaking in an interview with ComicBook.com, the composer was asked how the sequel’s musical nature would impact the score.“All I can say is there is going to be a lot of music,” Guðnadóttir told the outlet. “That’s all I can give away.”Guðnadóttir, who scored 2019’s Joker, returns to provide the soundtrack for the sequel – which was previously described as featuring musical elements.Joaquin Phoenix returns as Arthur Fleck in Joker: Folie à Deux, alongside Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

Lady Gaga is one of the most famous celebrities out there. On top of her acclaimed career as a pop star, Mother Monster is also an accomplished TV and movie actress. Her next movie is Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, where she’ll be playing none other than Harley Quinn.

ET Canada chatted to Zazie Beetz to promote “Black Mirror” season 6, so obviously we had to ask about her also starring in “Joker: Folie à Deux” alongside the likes of Lady Gaga.

Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux will “surprise” people.Beetz reprises her role of Sophie Dumond from the first film, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.Speaking about the musical elements of the film to Variety, she said: “I think people will be surprised. I don’t think it’s going to be what they expect, around it being musical.

Zazie Beetz is talking Joker 2!

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Joker” fans who are theorizing about the reported musical aspects of the upcoming Joaquin Phoenix-led sequel film finally have a little bit more clarity, thanks to star Zazie Beetz. “I think people will be surprised. I don’t think it’s going to be what they expect, around it being musical,” Beetz, who is reprising her role as Sophie Dumond for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” told Variety Monday at Chanel’s Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner in New York. “We all sort of express musically and dancing in our lives day-to-day. I think it’s going to work really well.” Todd Phillips returns to the director’s chair for the “Joker” sequel, which is rumored to take place prominently in Arkham Asylum.

UPDATED with latest: Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips tweeted two new photos of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix in full makeup as the film’s titular villain as he announced that the film has officially wrapped.

It’s no joke – Lady Gaga was spotted on Saturday in New York City for a first look at her as Harley Quinn in the upcoming film sequel, Joker: Folie Deux.

95th Academy Awards, ET can confirm that Lady Gaga will be performing the  single, "Hold My Hand," at the awards ceremony. The news comes after it was first reported that she would not be able to make the event. Prior to Sunday, 2023 Oscars producer Glen Weiss said Gaga, who is nominated in the Best Original Song category, was invited to perform but was unable to make the commitment at the time. «We have a great relationship with Lady Gaga and her camp,» Weiss said during a press conference last week. Because she's in the middle of shooting a new movie, Weiss said Gaga didn't feel like she could deliver a performance at the caliber that she's used to doing at the annual awards show.

95th Academy Awards, ET can confirm that Lady Gaga will be performing at the awards ceremony. The news comes after it was first reported that she would not be able to make the event. Prior to Sunday, 2023 Oscars producer Glen Weiss said Gaga -- who is nominated in the Best Original Song category for her song, «Hold Me Hand,» from -- was invited to perform but was unable to make the commitment at the time. «We have a great relationship with Lady Gaga and her camp,» Weiss said during a press conference last week. Because she's in the middle of shooting a new movie, Weiss said Gaga didn't feel like she could deliver a performance at the caliber that she's used to doing at the annual awards show.

Just days before the live telecast of the 95th Academy Awards, it’s been revealed that Lady Gaga will not be performing. The revelation comes after it was first revealed in January that the pop star was nominated for Best Original Song for her “Top Gun: Maverick” single, “Hold My Hand“.

95th Academy Awards, it's been revealed that Lady Gaga will not be performing. The revelation comes after it was first revealed in January that the pop star was nominated for Best Original Song for her single, "Hold My Hand." According to the 2023 Oscars producer Glen Weiss, Gaga was invited to participate in Sunday's ceremony, but she was unable to make the commitment.

Lady Gaga was seen in the role of Harley Quinn with Joaquin Phoenix in a frame from the upcoming Joker: Folie à deux released Tuesday.The film's director Todd Phillips shared the image of the characters, with the caption, 'Happy Valentines Day.'The actress-singer, 36, was seen in the shot with her blonde locks pushed back as she held Phoenix's face while staring into his eyes.The shot of the New York City native, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, drew a number of excited reactions in anticipation of the sequel to the 2019 film.Actress Danay Garcia said, 'Ahhhhhhhhhh can’t wait,' while DC Comics said, '…love is in the air…?'Dancer JoJo 'Gomez' Okimura said, 'WE ARE ALL HYPERVENTILATING WHERE IS MY INHALER!!!!!!' while social media star Hailee Lautenbach said, 'Now THIS is breaking the internet.'Tuesday's was the latest in a series of posts those involved in the project have shared to social media in the early stages of production.Phillips in December shared a shot of Phoenix - in character while seated in a barber's chair as his face was shaved - to mark that filming had begun. Coming soon: Lady Gaga, 36, was seen in the role of Harley Quinn with Joaquin Phoenix, 48, in a frame from the upcoming Joker: Folie à deux released TuesdayThe movie, which also stars Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, will film in both Los Angeles and New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Wilson Chapman editorZazie Beetz is being eyed to return to the upcoming “Joker” sequel “Folie à Deux,” Variety has confirmed.Beetz appeared in the original 2019 “Joker” as Sophie Dumond, a single mother and the neighbor of Joaquin Phoneix’s Arthur Fleck. How Beetz could reprise her role is an open question: Although the film depicted Arthur entering into a romantic relationship with Sophie, it’s revealed that the majority of their scenes together were a delusion from Arthur’s imagination.

Zazie Beetz is in talks to return for the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à deux.

Joker director Todd Phillips has confirmed a sequel is officially underway.In a post on Instagram on Tuesday (June 7), the director shared the cover of the script written by Phillips and collaborator Scott Silver, along with a photo of Joaquin Phoenix reading the screenplay.As revealed by the script, the sequel is titled Joker: Folie à Deux, which translates to “shared madness” or a shared delusional disorder. While it’s unclear how this applies to the film’s plot, some have speculated the sequel could introduce Joker’s troubled love interest Harley Quinn.Released in 2019, Joker provided an origin story for the DC villain through the lens of a psychological thriller.