Tag: Joker
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Lady Gaga in Early Talks to Play Harley Quinn in ‘Joker 2’ — and It’s a Musical, Folks
A new DC star is born.Lady Gaga is in early negotiations to join “Joker: Folie à Deux” as Joker’s partner-in-madness, Harley Quinn, for what would be a musical sequel to director Todd Phillips’ 2019 blockbuster.Speculation that Harley Quinn would appear in the movie first bubbled to the surface after Phillips posted the cover of the…
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‘Joker 2’: Lady Gaga Joining Joaquin Phoenix As Harley Quinn In A Musical Sequel
Of all the wild rumors in the world that turned out to be true, this one seemed like the most far-fetched. But hey, some crazy internet rumors turn out to be true. In a bonkers casting move that will make this one of the most highly anticipated movies of whatever year it arrives (2023?) Lady…
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Lady Gaga In Talks To Play Harley Quinn In Todd Phillips Musical Sequel To Joker
Well, if this isn’t the weirdest bit of intriguing news to come out late on a Monday. The Hollywood Reporter announced that none other than Lady Gaga is in talks to star in Todd Phillips’s “Joker” sequel as Harley Quinn, and this sequel will be a musical. That’s a lot to take in all at once, so…
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Lady Gaga in Talks to Play Harley Quinn in ‘Joker’ Sequel, Which Is Also a Musical — Report
Don’t rain on their parade. Just one week after the news that Todd Phillips’ long-expected “Joker” sequel was indeed moving right along, complete with a script and a title for the followup to the blockbuster feature starring eventual Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime, we’ve already got more details about the…
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‘Joker’ Sequel: Todd Phillips Reveals Working Title, Joaquin Phoenix Reading Script in New Pics
Director Todd Phillips posted to Instagram the first confirmation that the sequel to 2019’s “Joker” is moving forward on Tuesday — including the cover of the script, written by Phillips and Scott Silver, his collaborator on the first film, with the eyebrow-raising title “Joker: Folie à Deux.”In the same post, Phillips included a shot of…
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‘Joker’ Director Todd Phillips Reportedly Getting “Close” On A Sequel
As the formerly AT&T-owned Warner Bros. turns into Warner Bros. Discovery, the future of DC Films is undergoing yet another facelift, reevaluation, and reorg. As David Zaslav takes over, he’s already making many changes. At least one film has been canned altogether; former MGM chief Michael De Luca, along with Pamela Abdyhas been tasked to…
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Warner Bros. Prevails as Village Roadshow Fight Goes to Arbitration
Warner Bros. won a significant victory Friday in its legal battle with its longtime financing partner, Village Roadshow, as a judge agreed to send the dispute to arbitration.Village Roadshow has teamed with the studio on numerous blockbusters over the last 25 years, including “Joker,” the “Ocean’s” series, and “American Sniper.” But the relationship foundered when…
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Superhero Bits: Batman’s 83rd Birthday, A New Shang-Chi And The Ten Rings Comic & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:Miles Morales meets…
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Why Jeff Daniels Almost Turned Down His Role In Speed
It’s a time-honored question asked by audiences and critics alike: “how did [well-respected serious actor] end up starring in [big, noisy tentpole movie]?” While the question has the exact same answer every time, it doesn’t account for the specific nuances of why, for instance, Joaquin Phoenix took a role in “Joker” over “Doctor Strange.”While there…
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Eternals Star Brian Tyree Henry Says The Film Put ‘Power’ Back In Him Again
“Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry tends to play characters who have gone through a lot of personal trauma, whether it’s rising rapper Paper Boi on the FX series, crime boss Jamal in “Widows,” or Arkham Asylum’s clerk in “Joker.” He’s seen a lot of the dark side of humanity, and it was starting to take…