A post shared by Anthony Bowens (@bowens_official)Anthony Bowens is already breaking boundaries in pro wrestling. Now the out AEW star is turning his sights to the big screen.
Bowens responded to a post from actor and filmmaker Kit Williamson, who weighed in on Joaquin Phoenix’s abrupt exit from the NC-17 gay romance movie that he created and championed.
The future of the film, directed by the acclaimed Todd Haynes, is now in limbo. Though Phoenix hasn’t publicly commented on his about-face, there’s speculation about whether he backed out over the move’s explicit content (which again, he endorsed).
A source close to the actor told Variety the Joker star got “cold feet.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“What this really proves is that studios are ONLY comfortable making high budget ‘gay movies’ if there’s a straight lead,” Williamson posted. “Even in a Todd Haynes movie.