Lady Gaga’s Joker character echoes every issue Phillips has had with female roles in the Hangover movies and beyond Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, is catching flak from fans for deviating from perceived canon — both the various comics versions of longtime Batman villain Joker,

Paparazzi photos from the set of the Warner Bros. film in New York City from March 2023 featured the singer locking lips with a woman. The scene happens when Harley arrives at the courthouse to support Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck. As Harley walks up the courthouse steps, a heckler catches her attention and kisses her.

Folie a Deux is starting to see some fallout, and not just in the form of its terrible reviews and hugely disappointing box office. In a new interview, Warner Bros.’ President of Domestic Distribution Jeff Goldstein reacted to the catastrophic demise of what had been one of the most anticipated movies of the year – and appeared to lay the blame partly on the casting of its Harley Quinn.