Speaking to Sky News at the UK premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga shared “I’ve made a whole record about” her character Harley Quinn.
Lady Gaga has admitted she has struggled to let go of playing her version of the infamous comic book character Harley Quinn in the new Joker sequel.
Speaking to Sky News at the UK premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, she admitted: “I don’t really know if I did because I’ve made a whole record about her.”
As cinemagoers prepare to see the Oscar-winning actress star as the “true love” to Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, the Poker Face singer announced she’s releasing a 13-song companion album to the film.
“I think the whole experience inspired me through and through,” Lady Gaga admitted.
“It was so amazing to get to know this character through music, through the script, through dance, through all this tremendous collaboration.”
After 2019’s Joker won two Oscars and made over $1bn worldwide at the box office, filmmaker Todd Phillips and his leading man set out – in reprising the troubled dual personality of Arthur Fleck/Joker – to take a different approach.
While the character is institutionalised as he awaits trial, incorporating his fantasy life involved Phoenix mastering singing and tap dancing this time around.
“We asked each other for tips all the time,” Gaga said about Phoenix having to sing live on set.
“We were constantly like ‘what do you think of this?’ back and forth… I loved working with Joaquin.
“There was never a dull day at the office. It was always super interesting, it was fun.
“As dark as the world of Joker is, we laughed a lot on set and we were always being as organic as possible.”