Catherine Keener to do the Batdance with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker musical sequel

The Oscar-nominee will play an undisclosed role in Joker: Folie à Deux, the musical sequel to Todd Phillips' 2019 hit film.

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Lester Fabian Brathwaite
Lester Fabian Brathwaite
Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once.

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Published on September 7, 2022

The musical nobody asked for is quickly becoming the must-see film of 2024.

Catherine Keener, noted MVP of many a film and occasional TV project, has joined the cast of Joker: Folie à Deux, EW has confirmed.

The sequel to Todd Phillip's 2019 controversial blockbuster, which brought star Joaquin Phoenix a long overdue Oscar, will be a musical reuniting Phoenix, Phillips, and his co-screenwriter Scott Silver.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 05: Catherine Keener attends the World Premiere Of Disney-Pixar's "Incredibles 2" at El Capitan Theatre on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Catherine Keener has joined the cast of 'Joker: Folie à Deux' in an undisclosed role. Jesse Grant/Getty

Also along for the ride is Lady Gaga as the Harley Quinn to Phoenix's titular Clown Prince of Crime. Folie à Deux will reportedly be set in Arkham Asylum, the notorious super-jail housing Gotham's criminal elite in the Batman universe. It's unclear who Keener will be playing, though sources claim it is a "major role."

Hmmm, a major female role in a Batman-related movie set in a prison for villains ... sounds like we've got at least two options to consider: Catwoman or Poison Ivy. Catherine Keener would be great as either. But in all fairness, Catherine Keener would be great just reading a telephone book.

Zazie Beets, crossing over from one adjacent-superhero cinematic universe to another, and Brendan Gleeson, who's currently stirring up Oscar buzz himself for The Banshees of Inisherin have also joined the cast of the Joker sequel.

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