Lady Gaga in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker 2’ Musical

The Joker is back, and this time he’s bringing a friend.

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Lady Gaga is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips’ sequel to Joker, the 2019 Oscar-winning, $1 billion Warner Bros. hit based on the DC character.

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Phillips has been co-writing the script with Joker co-writer Scott Silver for some time and has finally shown it to the studio.

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If a deal is made, Lady Gaga would play Harley Quinn.

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However, this new Quinn exists in a different DC universe than Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, who most recently appeared in 2021’s The Suicide Squad as well as several other films.

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Phillips previously produced A Star Is Born, the 2018 remake that starred Joker producer Bradley Cooper and Gaga.

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