Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn revealed in Joker 2 set photos

The Joker is again — and he has firm.

Lady Gaga, beforehand introduced to have joined Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to 2019’s Joker, has taken her first step out because the film’s extra grounded tackle Harley Quinn. With Joker: Folie à Deux at the moment taking pictures round New York City and Newark, New Jersey, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the pair was noticed in costume and character. Gaga didn’t disappoint.

Lady Gaga is seen at movie set of the ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ on March 25, 2023 in New York City, throwing her fist up as movie cops haul her into court and protesters cheer her name

Though the DC film universe has seen a radical shift in the years since Joker, with the Zack Snyder-produced “DCEU” films taking a backseat to a brand new shared universe spearheaded by James Gunn, a theoretical sequel to Todd Phillips’ smash-hit R-rated spin on the Batman villain was at all times a dream for Warner Bros. and the director. But would star Phoenix, who received an Oscar for his flip because the disturbed Arthur Fleck, return for Joker 2? How might Phillips sequelize such a grounded tackle the comedian ebook materials? Would a rebooted DCU assist it?

The reply to all of the questions was: Yes, so long as issues obtained bizarre. And they’re getting bizarre.

Not solely will Joker: Folie à Deux choose again up with Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck after his anarchical outburst on the finish of the primary Joker, however Phillips has teased that the sequel is definitely a full-blown musical. While Margot Robbie efficiently introduced Harley Quinn to live-action in Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey, Gaga steps in to place a brand new spin on Joker’s romantic curiosity, with the pipes to belt no matter hallucinatory musical parts Phillips has dropped at the desk. And none of will probably be beholden to what Gunn and his collaborators are cooking up elsewhere in the DCU; the film has formally been categorised as an “Elseworlds” mission, set outdoors the continuity.

Little else is understood of the plot of Joker 2, however based mostly on set photos, Gaga’s Harley has her followers in the type of a crowd of protesters, who’re there to point out assist as she’s walked into the courthouse by cops. In a earlier close-up character reveal, shared by Phillips on Instagram on Valentine’s Day, we noticed a pre-Jokerized model of the character — extra of a Harleen Frances Quinzel quite than a full-blown Harley Quinn — however right here we see her with make-up and threads that full the lewk.