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‘Joker 2’ Casting Director Says ‘I Didn’t Suggest Lady Gaga’ for Harley Quinn, but ‘She’s Going to Blow Your Mind’: ‘I Was Really Surprised’
“Joker: Folie á Deux” casting director Francine Maisler says Lady Gaga is going to blow your mind as Harley Quinn.
Gaga previously told Access Hollywood that her take on Harley is “mine and it’s very authentic to this movie and these characters,” meaning fans shouldn’t expect similarities to what Margot Robbie did in bringing Harley to life in films such as “Suicide Squad” and “Birds of Prey.” Robbie has voiced support for Gaga taking on the role. Lawrence Sher, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer for “Joker” who returned to shoot the sequel, previously revealed on “The Trenches Talk” podcast that he “never even met” Gaga on the set because she was presumably in character the whole time. “I barely said anything, except I would say, ‘Stefani, this is where your second team was,’ minor little things, and then the AD at one point said, ‘Oh you know, Stef would like if you just called her Lee on set,’” Sher continued, “And I was like, 100%.
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