Since the first preview of Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux landed at CinemaCon in April, there has scarcely been little more information teased about the anticipated sequel to Todd Phillps' billion-dollar-grossing movie.
But now casting director extraordinaire Francine Maisler has given us something new to ponder in a new interview where she tells Deadline a little more about Lady Gaga's performance as iconic character Harley Quinn.
"She's so good in it," Maisler told the publication.
Maisler did not work on the first film, Joker . Shayna Markowitz was responsible for the original cast, but Maisler partnered with Firat Averbek for casting on Joker: Folie à Deux .
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"[Lady Gaga's] going to blow your mind," Maisler said. "I didn't suggest [her]. It wasn't my idea. That was Todd Phillips, before me. But I will tell you, she's really surprising — and really good."
This isn't Gaga's first rodeo. The pop star made her acting debut in 2013 in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills before going on to star in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For , American Horror Story and then making her breakout as an actor in Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born , which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won her an Oscar for Best Original Song.
Francine Maisler said she "was really surprised" seeing Lady Gaga's work for Joker: Folie à Deux . "I mean, we all knew what she could do in A Star is Born ," Maisler continued, "but I thought, 'Oh, well, that's kind of in her wheelhouse.' Something she could do and just be real. But this… Man, she's good ."
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Lady Gaga will star opposite Joaquin Phoenix, who returns to reprise his role of Arthur Fleck/Joker.
"Joaquin blows your mind, but that [Lady Gaga] could keep up with him, and be real — and not just wiped off the screen by what that role is and what the performance is — shows she's good," Maisler said.
Joker: Folie à Deux hits theaters on October 4.
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