Send in the clowns. The world was shocked back in early June when it was confirmed that Todd Phillips’ 2019 film, Joker, would be getting a sequel, especially when it was revealed to be a musical that would co-star Lady Gaga as fan-favorite character Harley Quinn. The newest bit of info for the film comes from both the original film and its sequel’s cinematographer Lawrence Sher as he has confirmed that the film will start filming within the next 5-6 weeks. Sher, who was also the director of photography for the newly released and fellow DC film Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson, was a guest on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Behind the Screen” podcast. While the interview on the podcast was mostly about the newly released film as well as that post-credit scene, Sher also spoke about his next project, which is of course the highly anticipated Joker follow-up. During the interview, Sher revealed that the film is scheduled to start in “five or six weeks’ time” and will mostly be shot in sound stages in Los Angeles but will also have scenes shot on location in New York. This would put the film starting its filming process around the end of November or start of December. He also spoke about Gaga’s role and place in the movie. “She’s going to be a really cool fit for this movie and will create a similar kind of magic that Joaquin brought by himself,” says Sher. “The combination of the two will be
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