Is Lady Gaga Replacing Margot Robbie As Harley Quinn?

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Margot Robbie reacts to Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn in Joker 2 | EW.com

Where would the Joker be without Harley Quinn by his side wreaking havoc in Gotham City? Now, Joaquin Phoenix's Joker has his Harley Quinn in Lady Gaga for the upcoming sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. To celebrate, artist Jaxson Derr has released a portrait of the actress and singer in the role previously played by Margot Robbie.

 

Originally depicted in the 1992 comics, Dr. Harleen Quinzel fell into the Joker while nursing him at Arkham Asylum and soon became his partner and lover. In the decades that followed, he developed his own life, making his film debut in 2016's Suicide Squad, starring Margot Robbie. Joker is separated from the Suicide Squad, so instead of Margot Robbie, Lady Gaga is just a stand-in for a very large universe continuity.

 

Plus, Robbie couldn't be more excited because she's now passing the role on to another great actor, like many classic roles of the past, "like Macbeth or Batman," she said in an October interview. He added that he thinks Lady Gaga is "going to do something amazing with this." With Joker 2 set in a different continuity from Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie hasn't necessarily retired from the role, but she's done a lot to define it, and her face as Harley Quinn is all over the Suicide Squad merchandise.

Joker doesn't have the same type of marketing as other films in the DC Universe franchise because it's a darker story with a more mature theme. Joaquin Phoenix gave an Oscar-winning performance as Arthur Fleck, a deranged comedian who descends into crime and madness as he slips through society's cracks and becomes the Joker, Gotham's arch-villain City. The world Lady Gaga is joining doesn't have a Batman yet, as Bruce Wayne is still a kid in Joker.

Joker 2's subtitle "Folie à Deux" means "madness for two" and colloquially translates to "shared psychosis". The addition of Harley Quinn to the second part of the Joker movie is the kind of mystery that the Joker comic would surely have enjoyed. Jaxson Derr's Instagram image can certainly demonstrate why Arthur Fleck would fall in love with Lady Gaga's Harleen Quinzel.

 

The announcement of a sequel came as a surprise to many, as Joker was originally intended as a standalone movie. Dark themes of mental illness, poverty, and lack of social support for the abused and disabled remained a cornerstone of a darker, higher take on the DC Universe from Warner Bros., but the director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix have shown interest. exploring the character of Arthur Flecks. His relationship with Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn will be a look at Arthur in what the couple consider "love."
Margot Robbie feels insulted by Lady Gaga's choice to play Harley Quinn
Another reason to cast Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux is that it's going to be a musical and there are few cast members who have the theatrical presence of the Born This Way singer. Along with a long list of musical performances, she's previously starred in A Star Is Born and paid a moving tribute to fellow musician Julie Andrews at the 2015 Oscars. Fans and industry insiders alike are thrilled to see her as Harley Quinn.

Answered 12 months ago Alexandra Daddario