Joker 2 Is Rumored to Be a Musical With Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

Lady Gaga is allegedly in early talks to star as Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix in a sequel to 2019’s Joker that sources say very well may be a musical.

As reported by THR, details on Lady Gaga’s potential take on Harley Quinn are “being kept under wraps,” but it would be different than Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn as the characters would be in separate DC universes.

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THR has nothing else to say about the potential of the sequel to Joker being a musical, which would obviously be a big change as the first one was not, but THR’s sources did share that Warner Bros. has yet to actually close a deal to bring Phoenix back to the role of Joker.

This is all despite Phoenix appearing in director Todd Phillips’ Instagram post revealing that the Joker sequel is in the works with the title Folie à Deux. Speaking of Phillips, this casting would make sense as he was a producer on A Star Is Born – the film that starred Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Joker was a huge success for Warner Bros. as it earned over $1 billion for the studio after only requiring a production budget of $60 million.

If Lady Gaga does end up being Harley Quinn, she will join Robbie and Kaley Cuoco, the latter of who stars in the DC animated series Harley Quinn, as those currently bringing the DC character that has had a toxic relationship with Joker to life.

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