Joaquin Phoenix Drops Out of Todd Haynes' Film Last Minute, Killing Project
Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance film, just five days before filming was set to begin in Mexico.
A source close to the production tells Variety the actor got “cold feet.” Entire sets had been built in Guadalajara before Phoenix made the… pic.twitter.com/c54UWxJHfb
- Variety (@Variety) August 9, 2024
Joaquin Phoenix, who co-developed the idea for an untitled gay detective film with director Todd Haynes (Carol) and writer Jon Raymond, dropped out of the project at the last minute. Sets were already constructed, and filming was set to begin five days later. He allegedly got "cold feet", but since the project hinged on his casting, seven figures had already been spent on prepping the film, and it has now been cancelled altogether. Top Gun: Maverick star Danny Ramirez was set to costar in the film, said to be featuring scenes of an NC-17 nature. Some speculate that these scenes were the reason Phoenix got cold feet; however, other sources said that much of that content was Phoenix's idea.
Phoenix will next be seen in the Joker sequel.
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