Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn role in Joker: Folie à Deux is set to continue Joker (2019)’s unique – and controversial – approach to Batman’s story. A likely but still surprising sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux has the difficult mission of continuing a story that worked perfectly as a self-contained movie. The addition of Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga, and the prospect of it being a musical can help Joker 2 on that mission.
Not much is known about Harley Quinn’s role in Joker: Folie à Deux, although the Joker sequel will most likely return to Arkham. Given how differently Joker approached its titular character story – the Joker was never called Arthur Fleck in the comics, for example – Joker 2’s Harley Quinn is expected to be a lot different from other adaptations. Unlike Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, which existed in a larger DC Universe, Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn will be part of a self-contained story.
