Brendan Gleeson Joins Joker 2 With Joaquin Phoenix And Lady Gaga
Brendan Gleeson is an acclaimed and accomplished actor, and now he will bring his talent to Warner Bros. and Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux with Academy Award winners Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.
Deadline broke the news of Gleeson joining Joker 2, but there are currently no details on who the revered actor will portray when he joins Phoenix and Gaga in the highly-anticipated DC sequel. Warner Bros. reportedly has no comment on Gleeson's casting.
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In addition to Phoenix and Gaga, Gleeson will join returningJoker star Zazie Beetz, who reprises her role as Sophie Dumond, the neighbour of Arthur Fleck with whom he develops an imaginary relationship before fully descending into madness. Plot details for Joker 2 are being kept under wraps, but insiders say the film has musical elements. The story will also reportedly be set in Arkham Asylum, which is where Arthur Fleck was last seen in the firstJoker film. Production on Joker 2 is slated to begin in December 2023, with Phillips returning to the director's chair in addition to co-writing the script with Scott Silver, who also co-penned the first film.
As with Gleeson's role, the identity of Gaga's character in Joker 2remains a mystery. However, fans suspect she may be playing Harley Quinn, which would add credence to the reports on the Arkham Asylum set. After all, most depictions of the Joker and Harley Quinn relationship start with the two meeting at Arkham when the latter is a psychiatric intern, which leads to them falling in love and starting a twisted romance that prompts Quinn to break the Clown Prince of Crime out of the asylum.
The first Joker was met with acclaim from some and criticism from others.
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