Lady Gaga is set to appear in Fortnite’s dedicated music game, Fortnite Festival, as the second headline act for the game’s second season. The free-to-play music game launched earlier this year with help from The Weeknd, who was the headline act for the game’s first season. The season kicks off tomorrow, February 22, and Gaga fans are hoping for a similar showing to The Weeknd, who had a number of his songs added to the game alongside special skins.
Gaga previously tweeted “what’s fortnight” in 2019, and yesterday she quoted her own tweet and corrected the spelling to “Fortnite”, sharing an image of herself with the Fortnite Festival branding in the lower corner. Fans of the pop megastar are hoping for a sneak peek at new music, as Gaga revealed earlier this year that she was back in the recording studio, presumably working on the follow-up to her 2020 album Chromatica.
In addition to her appearance in Fortnite Festival, Gaga is also set to star in Todd Phillips’ forthcoming sequel to his 2019 DC Comics movie Joker, where she will play the role of Harley Quinn. The Joker sequel, titled Folie à Deux, is due to be released on October 4, 2024, and is rumoured to be a musical. To celebrate valentine’s day, Phillips shared two new images from the film where Gaga and Joaquin Pheonix are seen dancing.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Disney had purchased a £1.1billion ($1.5bilion) stake in Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite. The two companies are reportedly collaborating on a “persistent and social” game that will allow users to interact with various different Disney franchises. This new game is planned to interoperable with Fortnite and will be made in Unreal Engine
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