The Joker met his match at Arkham State Hospital thanks to Lady Gaga.
The “Just Dance” singer gave insight into her process of becoming Harley Quinn for Joker: Folie à Deux and what it really took to become the villain.
“I allowed myself, once I found her voice, to make her whatever I wanted at any given moment—whatever the scene or the moment called for,” Gaga told E! News correspondent Will Marfuggi. “There’re moments on the phone where the music is fantasy or it’s Arthur’s dream. So, in those moments, I thought, ‘OK, what would Arthur need right now?’ Maybe Arthur needed her to be amazing.”
After all, Harley, who finds love in Arthur Fleck, aka The Joker (Joaquin Phoenix), ultimately becomes his sidekick as the two unleash chaos in Gotham through their linked insanity. But finding her voice for the film, which premieres in theaters Oct. 4, meant learning to sing in a very different way.
