Lady Gaga to play Harley Quinn in Joker sequel

Margot Robbie played the character in the Suicide Squad movies, but Gaga's version is expected to exist in a different universe'

Lady Gaga is to play Harley Quinn in the sequel to the multi-award-winning Joker, which is due to see Joaquin Phoenix return to his lead role.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gaga is in line to take the role of Quinn, the former Arkham Asylum psychiatrist who has regularly appeared in Batman-related narratives as the Joker's sidekick and love interest. Margot Robbie played the character in a high-profile outing in the 2016 film Suicide Squad, as well as its 2021 sequel The Suicide Squad. Robbie's version of the character was also the central figure in the 2020 superhero film Birds of Prey.