Todd Haynes Speaks Out on Joaquin Phoenix Dropping Out of His Gay Romance Movie: It Was ‘Tough’ but the ‘Script May Resurrect in a Different Form’
Ben Croll Todd Haynes has spoken for the first time about his Joaquin Phoenix-led gay romance that fell apart just five days before filming.
During a conversation at Marrakech Film Festival on Friday, Haynes was asked about the project, which the moderator initially said the director would not speak on.
However, Haynes proceeded to make a brief statement. “What happened this summer was tough,” Haynes said. “But the film itself and the script itself may resurrect in a different form someday.” The gay love story apparently followed a corrupt cop and his younger lover as they fled 1930s Los Angeles for Mexico, with Phoenix set to star alongside Danny Ramirez.
In fact, Phoenix had originated the idea, bringing the project to Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and developing the screenplay with Haynes and Jon Raymond.
