The source smiled: 'Gaga famously spoke Italian and acted like Patrizia Gucci for House Of Gucci for around a year, but this time it's next level stuff. 'This role pushes that skill to a new level, where viewers pick up on the intensity of Harley's struggles, stress and oft deluded ways.' 'As one of our greatest live entertainers, she has always delivered monumental musical performances which have resonated with audiences. 'And on top of that Gaga also had to balance that effort while singing during the film. 'Gaga's Harley is an examination of the trials of modern day humanity. 'Without any disrespect to Margot’s appearances as Harley, this is a much more psychological adaptation. It is a very intimate portrayal, which will resonate with many people's battle with mental welfare. It was her process and was breathtaking to watch. 'That commitment is something you rarely see in this business.
Inspiring: Gaga was also moved by Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning performance, which showed the titular villainous protagonist Arthur Fleck's mental health journey. Gaga was also moved by Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning performance, which showed the titular villainous protagonist Arthur Fleck's mental health journey in the 2019 film Joker. The pop star also had to balance that character development with the challenge of singing musical numbers with the undertones of menace. She pushed herself to the extreme effectively living in the mindset of this multi faceted personality,' the source adds. 'Throw in the bipolar issues and you have one hell of an acting task. 'She was focused on mapping out a complex human being, battling grief, long-term trauma and a desire to find a soul mate. When it comes to what fans can expect from the role, the insider says that Gaga is 'determined to make Harley more than just a cartoonish screen character.' Everyone saw a vulnerable and emotional artist, not just singing a blockbuster theme song, but making a statement.'
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The insider adds of her eventual makeup free performance: 'She gave us a glimpse of Harley without saying anything. Hard work: Lady Gaga went 'full method' to get into character for the role of Harley Quinn in The Joker sequel (seen at the 2023 Oscars L and filming Joker sequel R) 'With Gaga so deep in character it was not that easy just to switch into pop star mode.
It took a few requests from her team and the Oscar producers, before she agreed to play. She didn't commit because Joker was her life and central focus.
'It was not simply an easy ask to drop that commitment and fly to LA to sing at the Oscars. Her head was fully in a space for Harley,' the insider reveals of the project, which wrapped filming earlier this month. 'Gaga had spent the previous few weeks shooting many of the most intense film scenes in New York. Gaga is said to have let Oscar bosses know just 48 hours before show time that she would appear at the Hollywood event to perform Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick. After her 'Monster Ball' tour in 2009-2011, which ran for 18 months and 200 shows, she went on to bag a whopping 13 Grammys, nab herself a spot at the 2017 Super Bowl half-time show and later went on five more worldwide tours.She's known for getting inside the head of difficult characters - having required the assistance of a psychiatric nurse on set while playing the notorious criminal Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci.īut Lady Gaga's next role - playing Harley Quinn in the highly-anticipated drama, Joker: Folie à Deux, alongside Joaquin Phoenix - is said to have pushed the 13-time Grammy winner to new extremes, forcing to her almost miss performing at this year's Oscars.Ī film insider tells that Gaga, 37, went 'full method' to get into character as the Joker's girlfriend, described as a 'human dealing with bipolar trauma and mental health frailty' and was still filming when the 95th Academy Awards took place in March. 1 singles.’ And they said, ‘Well, you’re $3 million (£2.3million) in debt.’"īut the financial hardship didn't last long as she was able to pull herself out of debt thanks to the popularity of her work. She continued: "I remember I called everybody and said, ‘Why is everyone saying I have no money? This is ridiculous, I have five No. Speaking to the Financial Times, the 37-year-old singer said: "I actually went bankrupt after the first extension of The Monster Ball. She also shared how confused she was at having 'ran out of money' and owing $3 million (£2.3m) despite having "five No. Lady Gaga has admitted she went bankrupt and fell into debt following her massive worldwide tour 'Monster Ball' - and didn't even realise she had at the time.
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