Lady Gaga said there was something 'completely freeing' about playing Harley Quinn in 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' while talking about singing live on set.

When Lady Gaga was first confirmed to play Harley Quinn in Joker 2, it was natural to have a lot of questions when its first teaser showed artwork of the Grammy winner and Joaquin Phoenix dancing to Frank Sinatra’s “Cheek to Cheek.

Lady Gaga has said she had a “really personal” relationship with her character Harley Quinn while making Joker: Folie A Deux.The 38-year-old pop star, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was speaking at the film’s UK premiere in London’s Leicester Square on Wednesday, where she said she was “really honoured” to be in the movie.The film, which refers to the French term for “madness of two” – when two people in an intimate relationship share elements of the same mental illness, such as delusions – will see The Joker and Harley fall in love at Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum.Speaking about the film, Lady Gaga said: “My experience with the character was really, really personal.“When we were making the movie constantly discovering new things on set, through dance, through costumes, through make-up, through the story.“I was really honoured to produce it.”It comes after the US singer announced she would be releasing a 13-track “companion” album to the film named Harlequin on Friday.Lady Gaga mirrored her character at the event at the Cineworld cinema, wearing a red dress – in a nod to Harley Quinn’s signature colour – and extravagant make-up, featuring blue eyeshadow and a red lip.The sculpted jacket and gown with a low-cut neckline and asymmetric skirt was a custom Celine design, with her mixed black-and-red chopped wig aiding the method dressing.She was joined at the premiere by director Todd Phillips, who said the film aimed to show that The Joker “had music inside of him”.He told the PA news agency: “We just thought, well what happens if he (The Joker) finally has love in his life?“Maybe that music that’s inside of him comes out of him, and so to us, it seemed rather logical.“The most challenging thing was like, oh, wait a minute, we’re really going to do this and, you know, Joaquin is not a naturally trained singer, although I’m of the firm belief that Joaquin Phoenix can do anything.“He was very intimidated by it, so it was cool.”The film, which is the sequel to the 2019 movie Joker, will be released in cinemas across the UK on Friday October 4.To receive the best stories in your inbox every day, click here to register for one or more newsletters from The Standard.

The official premise for the film reads: “Two years after the events of Joker (2019), Arthur Fleck, now a patient at Arkham State Hospital, falls in love with fellow inmate Harleen Quinzel (a.k.a. Harley Quinn).”

When Lady Gaga wrapped her third movie — the upcoming Joker sequel, Folie à Deux — she realized she wasn’t ready to move on from her character, Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, a.k.a. Harley Quinn. “I had such a deep relationship with Lee,” she tells Rolling Stone. “And when I was done filming the movie, I wasn’t done with her.”

Little Monsters everywhere rejoice! Lady Gaga has revealed a (nother) new album is on the way. Titled Harlequin, it's set to be a companion piece to the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux .

Fans of the first Todd Phillips Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix were apprehensive to learn that its sequel, Joker Folie À Deux, would be a musical co-starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. Phillips himself tried to mitigate the worries by downplaying the importance of music to the plot,

Warner Bros. has released a new featurette for Todd Phillips' Joker sequel, this time shining the spotlight on Lady Gaga's "Lee Quinzel."

The pop superstar continued to channel her iconic character following the London premiere of her latest movie, 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

Lady Gaga has officially settled into her Harley Quinn era. The living legend showed up for the London premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux in a look straight from Harley’s chaotic playbook, wearing a custom Celine dress (+ matching bob) with teal eyeshadow and a single tear.