‘Joker 2’ will be a musical and Lady Gaga could play Harley Quinn

Last week Todd Phillips announced through his Twitter account that there would be a sequel to the Joker movie. Under the title ‘Folie à deux’, Joaquin Phoenix would once again put himself in the shoes of the villain who suffers from a mental illness. In addition, the translation of the title, ‘Madness of two’, raised hopes that Harley Quinn, the Joker’s partner, would appear in this new film. Little by little they are revealed new details about the sequel to the filmwhich was a huge box office hit in 2019, grossing over $1 billion.

In order not to miss a single detail, stay tuned to this entry that we will update as all the details about the sequel to Joker 2, ‘Folie à deux’ are known.

All the details about ‘Joker 2, Foile à deux’

Although the sequel to the Joker is still a project that is under development, little by little more details of what this film will bring are becoming known. One of the biggest surprises has been the change of genre of the film: it will be a musical. The news has caused expectation among the followers, who did not expect this change of course after the success of the first one. More details are already known about when it will be released, says the October 4, 2024 on your calendar.

On June 8, director Todd Phillips posted on Instagram an image of the finished script, written together with Scott Silver, and an image of Joaquin Phoenix reading it. Which could confirm his appearance in the film.

The cast

Another of the surprises that the announcement of the sequel has left are the Warner negotiations with Lady Gaga to play the role of Harley Quinn. His entry into the Joker cast would put aside Margot Robbie, the actress who gave life to Quinn in the DC Extended Universe. A decision that would result from the fact that this film is totally alien to the universe, which would admit a cast change without breaking continuity and taking advantage of the acting skills that Lady Gaga has already demonstrated. You can already see some images of the filming set with the look of Harley Quinn.

A new look at Lady Gaga on the set of ‘JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX’ 🃏 pic.twitter.com/G3YS9Atimr

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For his part, although it is assumed that Joaquin Phoenix will return to the role of the Joker, the actor has not committed in writing yet. The appearance of Brett Cullen who will play Thomas Wayne and Zazie Beetz who would return to the role of Arthur Fleck has also been confirmed, although they are not yet officially confirmed. Faced with these new news, only pay attention to all the news for the return of one of the most successful films in cinema.