Lady Gaga Joins Joker: Folie â Deux as Harley Quinn, Audio Preview Released

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Lady Gaga Joins Joker: Folie â Deux as Harley Quinn, Audio Preview Released

Lady Gaga is set to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie â Deux, Todd Phillipsޱ musical follow-up to his 2019 DC film. The singer joins the sequel as Harley Quinn, and an audio preview of the star as the character has been unveiled.



Confidence

80%

Doubts
  • How did Lady Gaga get cast as Harley Quinn? Did she audition or was it a personal request from Joaquin Phoenix?
  • Is this article accurate and reliable? I wonder if Todd Phillips consulted with Martin Scorsese on the musical direction of the film.
  • What is the plot of Joker: Folie â Deux and how does it connect to the first film? Is it a sequel, a prequel, or an alternate universe story?

Sources

83%

  • Unique Points
    • Joker: Folie à Deux is set to hit theaters on Oct. 4 from Warner Bros. Pictures.
    • Lady Gaga voices Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie â Deux
    • Harley Quinn has usually been portrayed with a Brooklyn accent thanks to voice actress Arleen Sorkin, but Margot Robbie recently continued the trend with her bold, heavily accented interpretation in the DC Extended Universe
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the Motion Picture Association has rated Joker: Folie à Deux R for strong violence and brief full nudity. The author also uses a dichotomous depiction of the film's content as being either violent or musical, which is not entirely accurate.
    • The article states that the Motion Picture Association has rated Joker: Folie à Deux R for strong violence and brief full nudity. This statement implies an appeal to authority fallacy.
  • Bias (85%)
    The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'folie à deux' which is a French term that translates to 'madness for two'. This implies that Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga are mad together, implying their relationship as romantic or sexual when no such indication has been made in the article. Additionally, there is an example of monetary bias with the mention of how successful the first Joker movie was worldwide and led to 11 Oscar nominations for Phoenix's performance.
    • The musical sequel to 2019’s Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has been rated R for some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality and brief full nudity.
    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication

    84%

    • Unique Points
      • Lady Gaga is set to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie â Deux, Todd Phillips' musical follow-up to his 2019 DC film.
      • The singer joins the sequel as Harley Quinn, and an audio preview of the star as the character has been unveiled.
    • Accuracy
      • Joker: Folie à Deux is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for strong violence and brief full nudity.
      • The musical sequel to 2019's Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, will mostly be a jukebox musical with at least 15 reinterpretations of well-known songs. One original song may find its way onto the soundtrack.
      • Harley Quinn has usually been portrayed with a Brooklyn accent thanks to voice actress Arleen Sorkin, but Margot Robbie recently continued the trend with her bold, heavily accented interpretation in the DC Extended Universe
    • Deception (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Fallacies (85%)
      The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing the positive reception of Harley Quinn's portrayal in previous films and stating that it is an honor for her to pass on the role. Additionally, there are examples of inflammatory rhetoric used when describing Gaga as a musical follow-up to Joker: Folie à Deux.
      • The singer joins the sequel as Harley Quinn, and an audio preview of the star as the character has been unveiled. You can do anything you want you're Joker,
    • Bias (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
      Armando Tinoco has a conflict of interest on the topic of Joker: Folie Deux as he is reporting on a DC film sequel to which he was involved in. He also has personal relationships with Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips who are part of the project.
      • Armando Tinoco reports that Lady Gaga will play Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie Deux, despite his own involvement as a producer on the film.
      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
        The author has a conflict of interest on the topics of Joker and Harley Quinn as they are part of the DC film sequel to Joker: Folie Deux. The article mentions that Joaquin Phoenix plays the role of Joker in this movie.
        • [audio preview of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn]
          • [key art for the sequel movie poster showing Joaquin Phoenix's Joker dipping Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn amid a dance]

          68%

          • Unique Points
            • Lady Gaga voices Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux
            • Gaga channels a sensual, breathy version of the DC Comics villainess to coax Joaquin Phoenix➴s Joker to do as he pleases.
            • Harley Quinn has usually been portrayed with a Brooklyn accent thanks to voice actress Arleen Sorkin, but Margot Robbie recently continued the trend with her bold, heavily accented interpretation in the DC Extended Universe
            • Joker: Folie à Deux is poised to follow in the footsteps of the first film➴s success, which raked in over $1 billion at the global box office and earned Phoenix Best Actor prize at Oscars
          • Accuracy
            No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
          • Deception (50%)
            The article is deceptive in that it presents Lady Gaga's voice as the only example of Harley Quinn's voice. The author does not mention any other voices or interpretations of the character and implies that this version will be different from what fans are used to hearing.
            • Lady Gaga channels a sensual, breathy version of the DC Comics villainess to coax Joaquin Phoenix's Joker to do as he pleases.
          • Fallacies (85%)
            The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Lady Gaga's voice as Harley Quinn is highly anticipated and will be a departure from what fans are used to hearing. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the character's vocals as 'seemingly non-accented'. Additionally, there is an example of a dichotomous depiction in the article where Harley Quinn is described as both sensual and breathy, which contradicts each other. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Gaga's voice as 'crushing it', which could be seen as hyperbolic.
            • Lady Gaga coaxes Joaquin Phoenix's Joker to do as he pleases in the first official preview of her voice as the DC Comics villainess.
            • In January, Robbie told Variety on the Golden Globes red carpet that she hadn’t yet spoken to Gaga about passing the baton to her ahead of Joker: Folie 0 Deux.
            • Rumored to be a fantastical musical featuring covers of well-known songs, director Todd Phillips' second Joker movie reportedly picks up after the events of the 2019 project.
          • Bias (85%)
            The author uses the phrase 'officially debuted her Harley Quinn voice' which implies that there have been previous voices for Harley Quinn. This is not true as Arleen Sorkin has originated and voiced the character in Batman: The Animated Series since 1992, with Margot Robbie continuing this trend in the DC Extended Universe live-action projects.
            • The iconic character's vocals have changed over the years depending on who's voicing her, Harley Quinn has usually been portrayed with a Brooklyn accent thanks to voice actress Arleen Sorkin.
              • ]You can do anything you want," Gaga-as-Harley coos in the clip below. "You're Joker."
              • Site Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                Joey Nolfi has a conflict of interest on the topics Harley Quinn and DC Comics villainesses as they are characters he covers in his article. He also has a financial tie to Lady Gaga as she is featured in the audio preview for Joker: Folie à Deux.
                • Joey Nolfi's coverage of Harley Quinn and DC Comics villainesses may be influenced by his personal interest in these characters, which could compromise his ability to report on them objectively.
                  • Lady Gaga is featured in the audio preview for Joker: Folie à Deux, a film that Joey Nolfi covers. This financial tie could influence his coverage of Lady Gaga and her role in the film.