Lady Gaga's next acting gig will be in season two of Wednesday, which stars Jenna Ortega as the beloved Wednesday Addams. Gaga's exact role is yet to be determined, but Variety reported in November that it'll be more of a "cameo" role and that attempt to have her star in a larger role "ultimately did not work out."
Joker: Folie à Deux, now streaming on Max, is directed by Todd Phillips. In an August interview with Variety, Gaga said Phillips "took a very big swing with this whole concept and with the script, giving the sequel to Joker this audacity and complexity."
Joker: Folie À Deux was one of 2024’s most notable movies, but not for good reasons. The Joaquin Phoenix- and Lady Gaga-starring movie wasn’t received well commercially or critically, but Gaga doesn’t seem to be letting it bother her too much.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” was bashed by fans upon its release in October 2024, and many audience members even walked out of the theaters in the middle of the movie. It grossed only $207 million worldwide on an estimated $200 million budget. According to Variety, the film lost Warner Bros. between $150 million and $200 million in its theatrical run.
Joker: Folie À Deux star Lady Gaga has addressed the negative reviews for the DC sequel, sharing her take on audiences rejecting what was expected to be another hit from Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix.
Lady Gaga is finally weighing in on the negative reviews that her latest film “Joker: Folie à Deux” received after it opened last fall. “Joker” (2019) was a critical and box office success that made more than $1 billion and won two Academy Awards.
The Joaquin Phoenix-led film was dubbed one of the "worst" movies of 2024: "You have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it."
Lady Gaga plays the role of Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix. Gaga plays Lee, who eventually becomes Harley Quinn, a patient in Arkham State Hospital, a mental institution where Phoenix's Arthur Fleck is a maximum-security inmate.
Lady Gaga discussed her new album, her potential future parenting strategy and reviews for "Joker: Folie à Deux" in a wide-ranging interview.
Lady Gaga has finally spoken publicly about the critically panned Joker: Folie À Deux flopping last year, saying that artists have to be willing to fail, adding that sometimes people just “don’t like” stuff.
Lady Gaga stands by “ Joker: Folie à Deux ,” despite the film being a box-office flop. The Oscar and Grammy winner told Elle UK that the movie, which was directed by Todd Phillips and co-starred Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, didn’t resonate with audiences in the way that she “intended” it to.