Joker 2: Photos, Cast, Plot, Release Date
More Behind-the-Scenes "Joker Folie à Deux" Photos Seemingly Tease Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn
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According to recent reports by The Hollywood Reporter, "Joker 2" is indeed set to be a musical! "Joker" as a musical, strange as it may sound, has a lot going for it.
The 2019 "Joker" movie was a massive success, netting Phoenix the best actor award at the Oscars and ultimately becoming the fourth highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. Phillips has also worked with Lady Gaga before, producing 2018's "A Star Is Born" with Gaga and Cooper.
And while Phoenix may not seem like the most likely contender for a lead in a movie musical, he has some previous musical experience. He played Johnny Cash in the 2005 biopic "Walk the Line," doing his own singing and playing the guitar for the film. It's not too hard to imagine the Joker singing gritty, angry country ballads in Cash's trademark style, though how that would mesh with Gaga's stratospheric pop vocal chops remains to be seen.