Joaquin Phoenix holds his own against Todd Haynes
For his next project, Joaquin Phoenix Was Supposed to Star in Todd Haynes’ New Filmwhich did not yet have a title. In 2023, the director presented Variety this feature film as it is “a love story between two men set in the 1930s, with explicit sex scenes.” But unfortunately for the director, his lead actor just let him down.
Variety now Joaquin Phoenix confirms it abandoned this project. And this, only five days before filming starts! However, the actor also had He worked on the script for a long time alongside Todd Haynes and Jon Ramond. But in the end he “deflated” according to a source close to the film.
Catastrophic consequences
This last minute departure will likely have catastrophic consequences for the production. Because the film was heavily counting on Joaquin Phoenix’s participation. Always according to Varietythis means then that the project is in danger. Because obviously the role is played by the Joker’s interpreter “cannot be recast”.
In addition to this, the sets had been fully built in Guadalajara for filming. The film had already been sold to international distributors before filming begins. From now on, the film crew finds itself without workand many people involved in the film have to be paid. The film’s losses could therefore exceed a sum to seven digits.
Is the actor not ready to reverse his decision?
Some sources interviewed by Variety believe that Joaquin Phoenix may have left the film because of the very explicit nature of the planned sex scenes. But others do not subscribe to this theory. Because, as mentioned above, the actor participated in the development of the script. And it was he who introduced this element of explicit scenes. Christine Vachon, the producer of the film, also insisted on this detail in a post on Facebook.
It’s a nightmare… It was HIS project and he came to the United States.
For the moment the main interested party has not commented on the matter. We will perhaps discover later the real reasons for the actor’s farewell. In any case, according to IndieWire, Joaquin Phoenix Shouldn’t Change His Mind. So it looks like he has actually left this project behind.
Source: Cine Serie
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