Million Dollar Contract! Lady Gaga should make a fortune with “Joker: Folie à Deux”
Lady Gaga confirms that she will make “Joker: Folie à Deux”, a sequel to “Joker” with Joaquin Phoenix.
Lady Gaga has signed on to make “Joker: Folie à Deux”, the new “Joker” movie with Joaquin Phoenix. For this, the singer and actress will win a hefty sum. The feature film, which will bet on musical language, is a big bet by DC and Warner Bros. after the success of the first film, which surpassed $1 billion at the box office .
In comparative terms, “A Star Is Born” (2018), Gaga’s biggest hit in theatres to date, made $436.2 million at the box office. The film won her an Oscar for best original song, an album and a No. 1 single on the international charts. According to Forbes, Gaga was paid between $5 million and $10 million to make A Star Is Born.
The picture today is different. The website Variety has already reported that Warner will pay Joaquin Phoenix a fee five times higher than the first film. He will receive $20 million. As a co-protagonist, and also with an Oscar on her account, Lady Gaga must not have received a proposal far below that.
The pop star will play Harley Quinn in the film. Margot Robbie has already played the role in other DC productions. For example, Margot was paid between $9 million and $10 million when she made “Birds of Prey” (2020). And she didn't have to sing on stage.
Facts about Harlequin
The 1994 "Mad Love" comics provide more information about Harley Quinn's origin. She studied psychology and met Joker when he was admitted to Arkham Asylum. She was one of the local psychiatrists. But later, in "Batman: The Animated Series", the two break up and Joker kicks her out of his gang.
This is the cue for the public to know one more aspect of Harlequin: her bisexuality. She makes a new friend, Poison Ivy, who lives at a toxic waste dump site, and the two develop a romantic relationship.
It's worth saying that Harley Quinn doesn't have any superpowers until she meets Poison Ivy. The friend injects her with a serum that increases her strength, agility, and resistance to toxins.