Lady Gaga filmingJoker: Folie à Deuxin New York City.Photo: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC
She might not be totally dancing her way down, butLady Gagajust channeled Arthur Fleck with her latest filming location for the highly anticipatedJokersequel.
While filmingJoker: Folie à Deuxin New York City this week, Gaga, 37, shot scenes at the same staircase thatJoaquin Phoenix’s titular character boogied down in the 2019 blockbuster.
Gaga, who plays Harley Quinn in the sequel, filmed scenes for the project at the iconic staircase connecting Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street in the Bronx.
In the latest photo from the location, Gaga can be seen in a large black jacket and gloves — without the Quinn makeup she was seen wearing in previously filmed shots — as she walked the graffiti-laced staircase.
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Thanks to the 2019 scene on the staircase, and his overall performance in the first film, Phoenix’s role as Arthur Fleck earned him the Oscar for Best Actor back in 2020. PEOPLEconfirmed Gaga’s involvementin theJokersequel — specifically that she was in talks to play Harley — back in June 2022.The Hollywood Reporterwas the first to share the news.
Gaga herself then confirmed her casting in August, postingan animated teaser videothat showed her andJoaquin Phoenix’s silhouettes dancing to old-timey music.
In recent weeks, Gaga was seen wearing an ensemble composed of a red jacket, a black and white patterned blouse, a black skirt and mesh black leggings, as she filmed some additional scenes at Manhattan’s City Hall with extras.
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As for the staircase itself, which is sometimes referred to as the “Joker Stairs,” the location has become a tourist site since the 2019 film first premiered — even earning a page onTrip Advisor.
According to a 2019 report from theNew York Times,one New York staircasefirst caught the attention ofJokerdirector Todd Phillips while he was watchingAmerican Gangster, so he tapped location scout Aaron Hurvitz to find the steps. The location scout later discovered the other now-iconic 132 steps in the Bronx during his quest to find stairs that felt like they were out of the Batman universe.
“Now people from all over the world are coming here to look at the stairs, the famous stairs,” one resident told the outlet.
source: people.com
