Todd Haynes Says His Next Project Will Be An NC-17 Gay Love Story Starring Joaquin Phoenix
Yesterday we told you that Netflix has picked up Todd Haynes’ latest Cannes Competition title, May December, and it looks like the filmmaker has already lined up his next project.
Haynes’ told a French culture mag this week that he is prepping his next film, a gay romance pic with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix set to star in the lead role. “I want to do it in early 2024.
It’s a project that Joaquin Phoenix brought to me, and it’s set in the 1930s,” Haynes said. “A love story between two men, based on an original, very audacious scenario.
This is, I believe, his first gay role. I am very excited about this project.” In a separate interview with Indiewire, Haynes added that the pic will be NC-17 rated and come from a screenplay he has developed with Phoenix and Jon Raymond. “We basically wrote with him as a story writer,” Haynes said of the Joker actor. “Me and Jon Raymond and Joaquin share the story credit.
