{"id":19657,"date":"2022-06-15T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=19657"},"modified":"2022-06-22T20:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T03:03:15","slug":"lady-gaga-harley-quinn-joker-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/lady-gaga-harley-quinn-joker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the Week: Lady Gaga Eyeing Harley Quinn Role In ‘Joker 2’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Somehow, we are already halfway through June, and that means big movie news is heating up as the summer blockbuster movie season gets into full swing. This week brings some enormous casting news of a beloved antiheroine, rad posters for Marvel’s next Thor movie, and the announcement of new villains and new titles for some of the most anticipated upcoming sequels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, Atom Insider brings you a few hand-picked stories we think you\u2019ll like. Ready? Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lady Gaga Circling Harley Quinn Role In ‘Joker 2’ <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To the surprise of many considering how self-contained Joker<\/em>‘s story was, it was announced a few months ago that a Joker 2 <\/em>was in the works. Recently, it got the new title of Joker:<\/em> Folie \u00e0 Deux<\/em>, leading to speculation that Harley Quinn would be appearing; “folie \u00e0 deux” translates to “the folly of two” or “the madness of two.” That is indeed the case, with numerous outlets reporting that none other than Lady Gaga is in talks to play Dr. Harleen Quinzel, a.k.a. Harley Quinn, the psychiatrist who falls in love with Joker while acting as his therapist in Arkham Asylum. Joker<\/em> star Joaquin Phoenix is reportedly in final talks to reprise the role, with Todd Phillips returning to direct with a script he once again wrote with Scott Silver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of that script, if sources are correct, it will be a quite different take than the first Joker<\/em> movie. Reportedly, Joker:<\/em> Folie \u00e0 Deux<\/em> is set to be a musical. If that’s the case, it makes far more sense that Warner Bros. is targeting Lady Gaga for the starring role opposite Phoenix. Considering that, the star power circling it, and the enormous box office success of the first movie, it’s likely that Joker:<\/em> Folie \u00e0 Deux<\/em> will have a budget much higher than the relatively modest $60 million of the first Joker<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New ‘Thor: Love & Thunder’ Posters Released<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The God of Thunder is back and he’s more metal than ever. Marvel is ramping up the marketing for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a><\/em>, which is hitting theaters in just a few weeks. This week, the movie released its first batch of character posters. They fully capture that Love and Thunder<\/em> will be even more neon and hair metal than Thor: Ragnarok<\/em>. Check ’em out: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Natalie Portman as Jane Foster\/Mighty Thor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taika Waititi as Korg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russell Crowe as Zeus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And finally, two VERY good boys in the form of Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If the goats get hurt, we riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get tickets now for Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Lin To Direct ‘One Punch Man’ Adaptation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In April, Fast X<\/em> director Justin Lin exited the project a week into filming, and now, he has his next big project lined up. Deadline<\/a> has broken the news that Sony has tapped him to direct their live-action adaptation of the beloved manga and anime series One Punch Man<\/em>. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, the team behind Jumanji: The Next Level<\/em> and Venom<\/em>, are penning the script. Lin is set to join them on the second pass of the script, with the aim for production to begin shooting in the fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Punch Man<\/em> is one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world. It follows Saitama, a hero who can defeat anyone and everyone with a single punch. With his unique skills, however, he grows bored of never being able to find a worthy challenge as he travels the world in search of evil to defeat. The story originally began as a webtoon from Japanese artist ONE before quickly being adapted as a proper manga and then a TV anime series. The manga series has sold more than 30 million copies on its way to being nominated for both a Harvey and an Eisner Award. With its popularity, Sony is hoping the One Punch Man<\/em> movie will be a franchise starter for them. Lin’s action sensibilities should lend themselves well to the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Hunger Games’ Prequel ‘The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’ Casts Tributes & Mentors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Courtesy of Deadline<\/a>, the first round of tributes and mentors for the Hunger Games<\/em> prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em> has been revealed. Francis Lawrence, who directed the last three Hunger Games<\/em> movies, is set to direct the prequel and he’s working with a young cast. Ashley Liao (Physical<\/em>, Always Be My Maybe<\/em>) is set to play Clemensia Dovecote, one of young Coriolanus Snow’s best friends and a mentor to a District 11 tribute, while Aamer Husain (Hudson & Rex<\/em>) will play Felix Ravinstill, the mentor of the other District 11 tribute. As for the tributes themselves, Jerome Lance will play District 2’s tribute, Marcus; Knox Gibson will play District 8 tribute, Bobbin; Mackenzie Lansing (Mare of Easttown<\/em>) will play Coral, the tribute from District 4; Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em> will be the first notable role for both Lance and Gibson. They join a cast led by Tom Blyth in the role of 18-year-old Coriolanus “Coryo” Snow and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, the tribute from the poor District 12 that he’s assigned to mentor. Coriolanus has no idea what he’ll do with someone from District 12 during the 10th Hunger Games. But when Lucy captivates Panem by singing in defiance at the reaping, Snow realizes he may be able to turn her charm and his political savvy into a win for them. They must race to figure out who is a songbird, and who is a snake, as Snow’s duplicitous nature starts to show itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Adds The Spot As A Villain <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Meet The Spot, Miles Morales's most formidable foe yet. ? Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse<\/a>, exclusively in movie theaters June 2, 2023. pic.twitter.com\/1aAmMjMcpX<\/a><\/p>— Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (@SpiderVerse) June 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>