Lady Gaga; Joaquin Phoenix.Photo: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images; Steve Granitz/WireImage
The sneak peek atLady GagaandJoaquin Phoenix’s big screen “bad romance” is here!
To celebrate Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, Warner Brothers released the official First Look image of the two actors inJoker: Folie à Deux, the upcoming musical sequel to Todd Phillips’s Oscar-winning 2019 filmJoker.
Gaga first shared the photo on social media. The snapshot captures the musician-turned-actress and Phoenix in the moments after a passionate kiss, her red lipstick smudged all over his face.
In the film, Phoenix, 48, reprises his role as the legendary Batman villain whileGaga, 36, plays Harley Quinn (a.k.a. Dr. Harleen Quinzel), Joker’s longtime henchwoman and love interest whom the sinister prankster first met when she served as his psychiatrist at Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum.
PEOPLEconfirmed Gaga’s involvementin the film — specifically, that she was in talks to play Harley Quinn — back in June 2022.The Hollywood Reporterwas the first to share the news.
Gaga herself confirmed her casting in August, postingan animated teaser videothat showed her and Phoenix’s silhouettes dancing to old-timey music.
Along with the film’s official title, Gaga shared the film’s release date: Oct. 4, 2024.
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.Warner Bros.
As for Robbie, she’s given Gaga her blessing for stepping into the role she debuted on the big screen.
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Robbie, 32, added of Gaga: “It’s such an honor to have built a foundation strong enough that Harley can now be one of those characters who other actors get to have a go at playing. And I think she’ll do something incredible with it.”
source: people.com
