During the press conference of “Joker: Delirium for Two “, on the morning of this Wednesday (4) in Venice Film Festival 2024 , Joaquin Phoenix was asked why he abandoned the new film Todd Haynes (“Secrets of a Scandal ”) just five days before filming began.
The Oscar-winning actor, however, refused to answer the journalist’s question about the project – which is now on hold.
“If I respond to this, I’m just sharing my personal opinion, and the other creators aren’t here to give their point of view. It doesn’t feel right and I don’t see how it would be helpful. I don’t think I’ll do it,” he said, according to IndieWire.
THE reason behind withdrawal The actor’s involvement has not yet been confirmed by any of the parties involved in the project. However, according to information from Variety, Phoenix would have dropped out of the film because he would have “got scared ” of the content of the gay sex scenes.
Danny Ramirez (“Top Gun: Maverick “) had been cast to play Phoenix’s character’s lover.
In an interview given to IndieWire at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, director Todd Haynes commented on the production: “The feature is an original script that I developed with Joaquin Phoenix based on some thoughts and ideas that he brought to me”.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in the film “Joker: Delirium for Two ” with the singer and actress Lady Gaga . The title that hits Brazilian cinemas in October 3rd .
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This content was originally published in Joaquim Phoenix refuses to say why he left Todd Haynes’ film on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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