Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the musical sequel to the Oscar-winning 2019 film 'Joker,' titled 'Joker: Folie à Deux.' The new movie from filmmaker Todd Phillips releases in theaters Oct. 4.
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Phillips, 53, took the stage at Caesars Palace to introduce the movie's first trailer. In it, Harley can be seen in what appears to be an insane asylum, greeting Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck. “Do you want to get out of here?” she asks him, before the two can be seen dancing in a fantastical musical sequence.
Phoenix can be heard saying, “I’ll tell you what’s changed. I’m not alone anymore. That’s what we should be talking about!”At one point later in the trailer, Gaga as Harley says, “I want to see the real you,” drawing a smiley face with lipstick on the glass wall that separates them. The Joker smiles.that showed her and Phoenix's silhouettes dancing to old-timey music. Along with the film's official title , the Oscar-winning songwriter shared the release date: Oct. 4, 2024.
"That was always the dream for her," she said at the time. "Harley’s so fun and can go in so many different directions. You put her in someone else’s hands, and it’s like, 'What are they going to do with her?' The options are endless."
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