A new Joker 2 rumor reveals details on a musical number featuring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, and it’s reportedly worthy of the talented artist.
Joker 2 will feature Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and a new rumor details an elaborate musical number sequence featuring the actress.
Joker: Folie a Deux breaks new ground as the first-ever live-action DC film envisioned as a movie musical. Writer-director Todd Phillips returns to further explore the character's psyche after the critical and commercial acclaim garnered by the 2019 original film, once again with Joaquin Phoenix in the title role. Details remain scarce on the story, but Lady Gaga co-stars as Harley Quinn. Her acclaimed performance abilities raise anticipation over how prominently she may factor into the music and dance elements.
According to a post by AlexFromCC on X/Twitter, Joker 2 has a "grand-scale musical number" planned that pays homage to classic Hollywood song-and-dance films. It will feature intense choreography involving tap dancing. Most excitingly, Lady Gaga's performance in this showstopping Joker 2 scene is said to be remarkable, which should come as no surprise from the exceptionally gifted singer, dancer, and actor. If true, this described musical spectacle promises to allow Gaga to showcase her skills and potentially outshine even Phoenix's commanding lead presence. Fans anticipate more concrete details on how exactly the film will incorporate full musical numbers into the Joker franchise's established gritty, psychological tone.
Joker earned over $1 billion globally and numerous accolades, including two Oscars for Phoenix's haunting lead performance and Hildur Guðnadóttir's chilling original score. Joker: Folie a Deux will continue to follow Arthur Fleck/Joker, now joined by Harley Quinn. The two characters will meet at Arkham Asylum, where much of the film reportedly takes place. Zazie Beetz will also reprise her role from the first film as Sophie Dumond. There have been hints that Harvey Dent/Two-Face could appear, though no casting has been announced. The sequel reportedly has a budget of $200 million, making it significantly larger in scale compared to the modest $60 million budget of the first film.
The first Joker film was a bold reinvention of the Clown Prince of Crime, grounded in hard realism despite the comic book source material. It felt like an independent arthouse character drama even while spinning a new origin story for one of pop culture's most iconic villains. Director Phillips aims to build on that unique vision while expanding the boundaries even further into the musical genre. This unexplored direction for a live-action Joker story is an undeniably risky creative swing.
However, Lady Gaga's casting adds credibility and anticipation that the film could achieve something special. Her phenomenal voice and performance background seem perfectly suited to realize the film's musical ambitions. And few actors today could match Phoenix's power and commitment to such psychologically complex material. If the team can successfully blend hard-hitting character drama with elaborate big-screen song-and-dance spectacle, then Joker 2 could once again defy preconceptions and establish a bold new template for what comic book movies can offer.
Joker: Folie à Deux is set to hit theaters on October 4, 2024.
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