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Zazie Beetz in talks to return for ‘Joker’ sequel

Pop star Lady Gaga is reportedly playing Harley Quinn, the Joker’s longtime comic book love interest and accomplice.

US-German actress Zazie Beetz attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Bullet Train” at the Regency Village theatre in Westwood, California, August 1, 2022. (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

By: Melvin Samuel

Actor Zazie Beetz is in negotiations to join the upcoming “Joker” sequel “Folie a Deux”.

According to Variety, if the deal goes through Beetz will reprise her role of Sophie Dumond, a single mother and the neighbour of Arthur Fleck/ Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix.

The upcoming film is a “musical” follow-up to the Todd Phillips-directed anti-hero character study “Joker”, which was released in 2019. Phillips is co-writing the screenplay of the sequel with Scott Silver.

Pop star Lady Gaga is reportedly playing Harley Quinn, the Joker’s longtime comic book love interest and accomplice.

Production on “Joker: Folie a Deux” is expected to begin in December, with a premiere date set for October 4, 2024.

(PTI)

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