Photo: Danny Ramirez
Queer film fans are still pissed at Joaquin Phoenix for getting cold feet over an NC-17 gay romance he was set to star in, reportedly dropping out five days before the shoot began, leaving acclaimed filmmaker Todd Haynes and his crew in the dust, reports Queerty.
Not only was Phoenix going to be one of the leads—opposite rising star Danny Ramirez—but the untitled film was based on his idea, telling the story of two men in 1930s LA who fall in love and have to flee to Mexico.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Haynes and his team contemplated a number of “eleventh hour attempts” to salvage the production. Could anyone with enough box-office draw replace Phoenix on such short notice, asks Queerty.
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